Maya MacGuineas
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Maya MacGuineas is the President of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
-- a bipartisan, non-profit organization in the United States committed to educating the public about issues that have significant fiscal policy impact. She is also the Director of the Fiscal Policy Program at the New America Foundation
—a non-partisan think tank based in Washington, DC. A native Washingtonian, she obtained a Master in Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government
at Harvard.
She serves on the boards of a number of national, nonpartisan organizations.
. She graduated from Northwestern University, where she majored in economics and psychology, and she received a Master degree in Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government
at Harvard University.
, The New York Times
, the Financial Times
and the Los Angeles Times
. Once dubbed "an anti-deficit warrior" by The Wall Street Journal
, MacGuineas comments often on broadcast news and is widely cited by the national press.
MacGuineas also served on The Washington Post editorial board in the Spring of 2009, where she covered economic and fiscal policy and wrote extensively on the health care reform debate. She served as a Social Security adviser to the 2000 McCain Presidential Campaign
.
Before joining the New America Foundation
, MacGuineas worked at the Brookings Institution
, the Concord Coalition
, and on Wall Street
. She has also advised numerous candidates for office from both parties, and works regularly with members of United States Congress
on health, economic, tax, and budget policy.
MacGuineas served as a member of the Debt Reduction Task Force at the Bipartisan Policy Center
.
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget is an independent, non-profit, non-partisan public policy organization based in Washington, D.C. that addresses federal budget and fiscal issues...
-- a bipartisan, non-profit organization in the United States committed to educating the public about issues that have significant fiscal policy impact. She is also the Director of the Fiscal Policy Program at the New America Foundation
New America Foundation
The New America Foundation is a non-profit public policy institute and think tank with offices in Washington, D.C. and Sacramento, CA. It was founded in 1999 by Ted Halstead, Sherle Schwenninger, Michael Lind and Walter Russell Mead....
—a non-partisan think tank based in Washington, DC. A native Washingtonian, she obtained a Master in Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government
John F. Kennedy School of Government
The John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University is a public policy and public administration school, and one of Harvard's graduate and professional schools...
at Harvard.
She serves on the boards of a number of national, nonpartisan organizations.
Education
Born in Washington in 1968 to D. Biard MacGuineas and Carol Kalish, MacGuineas attended the Sidwell Friends SchoolSidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School is a Quaker private school located in Bethesda, Maryland and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through secondary school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas Sidwell, its motto is "Eluceat omnibus lux" , alluding to the Quaker concept of inner light...
. She graduated from Northwestern University, where she majored in economics and psychology, and she received a Master degree in Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government
John F. Kennedy School of Government
The John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University is a public policy and public administration school, and one of Harvard's graduate and professional schools...
at Harvard University.
Professional career
MacGuineas has run the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget since 2003, and works mainly on issues related to fiscal, tax, economic, and retirement policy. She has also published a number of articles, including in The Atlantic Monthly, The Washington PostThe Washington Post
The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
, The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, the Financial Times
Financial Times
The Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City....
and the Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
. Once dubbed "an anti-deficit warrior" by The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
, MacGuineas comments often on broadcast news and is widely cited by the national press.
MacGuineas also served on The Washington Post editorial board in the Spring of 2009, where she covered economic and fiscal policy and wrote extensively on the health care reform debate. She served as a Social Security adviser to the 2000 McCain Presidential Campaign
John McCain presidential campaign, 2000
John McCain, the United States Senator from Arizona, launched his first candidacy for the presidency of the United States in the 2000 presidential election....
.
Before joining the New America Foundation
New America Foundation
The New America Foundation is a non-profit public policy institute and think tank with offices in Washington, D.C. and Sacramento, CA. It was founded in 1999 by Ted Halstead, Sherle Schwenninger, Michael Lind and Walter Russell Mead....
, MacGuineas worked at the Brookings Institution
Brookings Institution
The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, D.C., in the United States. One of Washington's oldest think tanks, Brookings conducts research and education in the social sciences, primarily in economics, metropolitan policy, governance, foreign policy, and...
, the Concord Coalition
Concord Coalition
The Concord Coalition is a political advocacy group in the United States, formed in 1992. A bipartisan organization, it was founded by former U.S. Senator Warren Rudman, former Secretary of Commerce Peter George Peterson, and the late U.S. Senator Paul Tsongas. The Concord Coalition's advocacy...
, and on Wall Street
Wall Street
Wall Street refers to the financial district of New York City, named after and centered on the eight-block-long street running from Broadway to South Street on the East River in Lower Manhattan. Over time, the term has become a metonym for the financial markets of the United States as a whole, or...
. She has also advised numerous candidates for office from both parties, and works regularly with members of United States Congress
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
on health, economic, tax, and budget policy.
MacGuineas served as a member of the Debt Reduction Task Force at the Bipartisan Policy Center
Bipartisan Policy Center
The is a non-profit organization that "drives principled solutions through rigorous analysis, reasoned negotiation, and respectful dialogue." Founded in 2007 by former Senate Majority Leaders Howard Baker, Tom Daschle, Bob Dole, and George Mitchell, "BPC combines politically-balanced policymaking...
.
Publications
- Closing the Hurricane Gap
- http://budget.house.gov/hearings/2008/09.25.08_MacGuineas_Testimony.pdf
- Reducing the Budget Deficit Requires More Than Just Health Care Reform
- Lock boxes are too easily picked
- Homeowner tax breaks are breaking the budget
- Radical Tax Reform
- Health Reform's Savings Myth 31 May 2009
- Capping Individual Tax Expenditures
- The Future Is Now: A Plan to Stabilize Public Debt and Promote Economic Growth
External links
- Profile at New America FoundationNew America FoundationThe New America Foundation is a non-profit public policy institute and think tank with offices in Washington, D.C. and Sacramento, CA. It was founded in 1999 by Ted Halstead, Sherle Schwenninger, Michael Lind and Walter Russell Mead....
- Fiscal Policy Homepage at New America FoundationNew America FoundationThe New America Foundation is a non-profit public policy institute and think tank with offices in Washington, D.C. and Sacramento, CA. It was founded in 1999 by Ted Halstead, Sherle Schwenninger, Michael Lind and Walter Russell Mead....
- "As Bernanke Tapped for a Second Term, US Deficits Appear Likely to Soar", PBS Newshour
- SOCIAL SECURITY, PBS Newshour (19 October 2004)