Economic Policy Institute

Template:TOCnestleft The Economic Policy Institute, a nonprofit Washington D.C. think tank, was created in 1986 to;

broaden the discussion about economic policy to include the interests of low- and middle-income workers. Today, with global competition expanding, wage inequality rising, and the methods and nature of work changing in fundamental ways, it is as crucial as ever that people who work for a living have a voice in the economic discourse.

EPI claims to be the first — and the premier —

...organization to focus on the economic condition of low- and middle-income Americans and their families. Its careful research on the status of American workers has become the gold standard in that field. Its encyclopedic State of Working America, issued every two years since 1988, is stocked in university libraries around the world. EPI researchers, who often testify to Congress and are widely cited in the media, first brought to light the disconnect between pay and productivity that marked the U.S. economy in the 1990s and is now widely recognized as a cause of growing inequality.

While claiming to be non partisan, many EPI personnel, including President Larry Mishel are linked to Democratic Socialists of America, the Institute for Policy Studies or both.

Founders

EPI founders include Jeff Faux, EPI’s first president, economist Barry Bluestone of Northeastern University, Robert Kuttner, columnist for Business Week and Newsweek and editor of The American Prospect, Ray Marshall, former U.S. Secretary of Labor and professor at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas-Austin, Gerald McEntee of AFSCME Robert Reich, former U.S. secretary of labor and professor at UC Berkeley and economist Lester Thurow of the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Dissemination

From its findings;

EPI publishes books, studies, issue briefs, popular education materials, and other publications; sponsors conferences and seminars; briefs policy makers at all levels of government; provides technical support to national, state, and local activists and community organizations; testifies before national, state, and local legislatures; and provides information and background to the print and electronic media. Over the course of a year, EPI is called upon hundreds of times to inform policy debates, citizens’ group meetings, and educational forums. Moreover, EPI is typically cited more than 3,000 times a year in the print media alone, and its staff is seen or heard by approximately 85 million television and radio viewers and listeners.

Staff

EPI’s staff includes eight Ph.D.-level researchers, a half dozen policy analysts and research assistants, and a full communications and outreach staff. EPI also works closely with a national network of scholars.

Directors

Economic Policy Institute Board of Directors, 2011;

• Barry Bluestone, Northeastern University

• Thomas Buffenbarger, International Association of Machinists & Allied Workers (IAMAW)

• Larry Cohen, Communications Workers of America (CWA)

• Ernesto J. Cortes, Jr., Industrial Areas Foundation

• Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, Green for All

• Jeff Faux, Economic Policy Institute

• Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers of America (USWA)

• Teresa Ghilarducci, The New School for Social Research

• Jacob Hacker, Yale University

• Joseph T. Hansen, United Food and Commercial Workers

• Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union

• Robert Johnson

• Bob King, United Auto Workers

• Robert Kuttner, The American Prospect

• Lisa M. Lynch, Brandeis University

• Julianne Malveaux, Bennett College

• Ray Marshall, University of Texas, Austin

• Gerald McEntee, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)

• Lawrence Mishel, Economic Policy Institute

• Debra Ness, National Partnership for Women and Families

• Pedro Antonio Noguera, New York University

• Jules Pagano, American Income Life

• Manuel Pastor, University of Southern California

• Bernard Rapoport, Bernard & Audre Rapoport Foundation

• Robert Reich, University of California, Berkeley

• Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO

• Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers

Economic Policy Institute Board of Directors, 2009;

• Rebecca Blank, University of Michigan

• Barry Bluestone, Northeastern University

• Thomas Buffenbarger, International Association of Machinists & Allied Workers (IAMAW)

• Larry Cohen, Communications Workers of America (CWA)

• Ernesto Cortes Jr, Industrial Areas Foundation

• Jeff Faux, Economic Policy Institute

• Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers of America (USWA)

• Ron Gettelfinger, United Auto Workers (UAW)

• Teresa Ghilarducci, The New School for Social Research

• Ernest Green, Lehman Brothers

• Alexis Herman, New Ventures

• Robert Johnson

• Robert Kuttner, The American Prospect

• Donna Lenhoff, National Employment Lawyers Association

• Julianne Malveaux, Bennett College

• Ray Marshall, University of Texas, Austin

• Ed McElroy, American Federation of Teachers (AFT)

• Gerald McEntee, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)

• Lawrence Mishel, Economic Policy Institute

• Debra Ness, National Partnership for Women and Families

• Pedro Antonio Noguera, New York University

• Jules Pagano, American Income Life

• Manuel Pastor, University of Southern California

• Bernard Rapoport, Bernard & Audre Rapoport Foundation

• Bruce Raynor, UNITE HERE

• Robert Reich, University of California, Berkeley

• Rep. Linda Sanchez, U.S. House of Representatives

• William Spriggs, Howard University

• Andy Stern, Service Employees International Union (SEIU)

• Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO

• Raul Yzaguirre, Arizona State University

EPI research associates

EPI research associates, as at 2010;

• Sylvia Allegretto, University of California, Berkeley
• Eileen Appelbaum, Rutgers University
• Dean Baker, Center for Economic and Policy Research
• Rosemary Batt, Cornell University
• Dale Belman, Michigan State University
• Peter Berg, Michigan State University
• Robert Blecker, American University
• Martin Carnoy, Stanford University
• Robert Cherry, Brooklyn College
• Sean P. Corcoran, New York University
• Jane D'Arista, Financial Markets Center
• Janice Fine, University of Massachusetts
• Sarah Gammage, Centro de Estudios Ambientales y Sociales para el Desarrollo Sostenible
• Teresa Ghilarducci, University of Notre Dame
• Amy Glasmeier, Pennsylvania State University
• Lonnie Golden, Penn State University Abington College
• Usha C.V. Haley, Ash Institute, Harvard Kennedy School
• Doug Harris, Florida State University
• Ron Hira, Rochester Institute of Technology
• Jeffrey H. Keefe, Rutgers University
• Lisa Lynch, Tufts University
• Robert Lynch, Washington College
• Ann Markusen, The Humphrey Institute, University of Minnesota
• Joe Persky, University of Illinois, Chicago
• Jennifer King Rice, University of Maryland
• Joel Rogers, University of Wisconsin, Madison
• Richard Rothstein, Economic Policy Institute
• John Schmitt, Center for Economic and Policy Research
• Elliott Sclar, Columbia University
• Paula Voos, University of Wisconsin
• Mildred Warner, Cornell University
• Christian Weller, Center for American Progress
• Jeffrey Wenger, University of Georgia
• Wim Wiewel, Center for Urban Economics

EPI staff

As of 2011;

Office of the President

• Lawrence Mishel, President
• Ross Eisenbrey, Vice President
• Alyce Anderson, Executive Assistant to the President

Senior Staff

• Lawrence Mishel, President
• Ross Eisenbrey, Vice President
• Jody Franklin, Director of Communications
• John Irons, Research and Policy Director
• Arlene Williams, Director of Development and Strategic Planning
• Douglas Hall, Director of the Economic Analysis and Research Network (EARN)
• Christian Dorsey, Director of External and Government Affairs

Communications

• Jody Franklin, Director of Communications

Media Relations

• Phoebe Silag, Director of Media Relations
• Karen Conner, Assistant Director of Media Relations
• Donte Donald, Media Relations Associate

Publications

• Lora Engdahl, Managing Editor
• Joseph Procopio, Publications Director
• Sylvia Saab, Graphic Designer

Web

• Eric Shansby, Web Manager
• Arin Karimian, Web Producer
• Yesica Zuniga, Administrative Assistant

Development

• Arlene Williams, Director of Development and Strategic Planning
• Princess Goldthwaite, Senior Development Associate
• Sarah Harding, Senior Development Officer
• James Tatum, Development Associate

External and Government Affairs

• Christian Dorsey, Director of External and Government Affairs
• Zaneta Green, Administrative Assistant

Finance & Administration

• John Cook, Finance & Administration Director
• Shurron Dempsey, Office Manager/Payroll
• Zaneta Green, Administrative Assistant
• Charlene Hill, Accountant
• Jana Sangy, Human Resources Manager
• Yesica Zuniga, Administrative Assistant

Research and Policy

• John Irons, Research and Policy Director
• Algernon Austin, Director of the Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy program
• Josh Bivens, Economist
• Daniel Costa, Immigration Policy Analyst
• Jin Dai, Researcher and Programmer
• Jeff Faux, Founding president and distinguished fellow
• Andrew Fieldhouse, Policy Analyst
• Nicholas Finio, Research Assistant
• Elise Gould, Director of Health Policy Research
• Monique Morrissey, Economist
• Ethan Pollack, Policy Analyst
• Natalie Sabadish, Research Assistant
• Robert E. Scott, Director of Trade and Manufacturing Policy Research
• Stephanie Scott, Executive Assistant/Conference Coordinator
• Isaac Shapiro, Director of Regulatory Policy Research
• Heidi Shierholz, Economist
• Rebecca Thiess, Policy Analyst
• Elaine Weiss, National Coordinator, Broader Bolder Approach to Education Campaign
• Hilary Wething, Research Assistant

Economic Analysis and Research Network (EARN)

• Douglas Hall, Director of the Economic Analysis and Research Network (EARN)
• Mary Gable, Policy Analyst
• David Cooper, Economic Analyst

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