Expertise
Federal and state economic policies, regional economic development strategies, export strategies, governance reforms, urban reinvestment, social equity, post-disaster recovery, Gulf Coast redevelopment
Background
Current Positions
Visiting Scholar, University of California, Berkeley; Panel Advisor to the National Governors Associations' State Development and Housing Policy Initiative
Past Positions
Co-Founder and Deputy Director, Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy, Brookings; Special Assistant to the Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (1993-1996); U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs; U.S. Senate Banking; Metropolitan Planning Council in Chicago
Education
B.S. in Social Policy, Northwestern University, 1993
“... Are we going to grow [an economy] that will create jobs and opportunity for the long haul? How are we going to compete globally and innovate at home, while making sure our workers are employed? New governors must lay out an affirmative vision of the post-recession economy that will create a framework for how to prioritize limited dollars and determine what cuts to make.”