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Senior Advisor, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
Prior to joining the Committee staff, Ed served on the staff of the Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. He is a longtime veteran of the Congressional Budget process, having served as policy advisor and Legislative Director to former Congressman (and current Co-Chairman of the Committee board) Charlie Stenholm from 1990 through 2004 and as Senior Policy Advisor for House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer from 2007 through June of 2010. Ed received his bachelor’s degree in government and international service from American University. Ed graduated from The American University in 1992 with a degree in government and international relations. He is originally from Honesdale, Pennsylvania.
Project Director, Peterson-Pew Commission on Budget Reform
Steve Redburn is the new project director for the Peterson-Pew Commission on Budget Reform, housed at the New America Foundation. He will help the Commission analyze flaws in the federal government’s budget process that have contributed to the current unsustainable fiscal situation and identify a set of recommended reforms to produce better budget outcomes in the future. Dr. Redburn was most recently study director for the joint committee of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Public Administration whose report on options to address the long-term budget challenge, Choosing the Nation’s Fiscal Future, was released in January. Steve is a NAPA fellow and adjunct faculty member in the School of Public Policy and Public Administration at George Washington University. He served as senior executive at the Office of Management and Budget until his retirement from the federal service in 2006. He worked in 2007 as advisor to the budget director of Kosovo for a USAID development project. He has authored and edited numerous academic studies on the budget, public management, and a variety of public policy issues. His Ph.D. in political science is from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Research Intern, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
Adam Rosenberg is a Research Intern with the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He works on a wide variety of budget and economic issues conducting research and writing for CRFB's The Bottom Line blog. In addition, he is responsible for maintaining and updating Stimulus.org. He is set to graduate in December 2011 from The George Washington University with a B.A. in political science and minors in economics and jazz studies. Adam is originally from Connecticut.
Program Associate, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
Kingsley Trotter is a Program Associate for the Committee for a Responsible Budget. Before joining CRFB, Kingsley worked on the staff of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. Originally from South Carolina, she attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and graduated in May 2010 with B.A. in American History and a minor in French. She has also worked as an intern in the offices of Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC) and Rep. John Spratt (D-SC).
Senior Policy Analyst, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
Jeff Vanke is a senior policy analyst at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He works on all Federal budgeting issues, including the revenues effects of various individual income tax policies, rates, and brackets. Dr. Vanke is also a historian of politics and economy in postwar Europe and the world, and he is the author of Europeanism and European Union, a history of European integration. He graduated magna cum laude from Duke University and obtained his Ph.D. from Harvard University. He taught history and international studies at Guilford College in Greensboro, N.C. Dr. Vanke has lived in various European countries, speaks German, French, and Italian, and follows comparative developments in national budgeting and national policies across the OECD.
Consultant, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
Paul Weinstein Jr. is a consultant to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Government and directs the MA in Public Management program at the Johns Hopkins University. A veteran of two administrations, Weinstein was senior advisor to the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, which was created by President Obama to address the nation’s mid- and long-term fiscal challenges. Previously, Weinstein served as chief of staff of the White House Domestic Policy Council and as senior advisor for policy planning to the Vice President during the Clinton-Gore Administration. From 2001 to 2008, Weinstein was chief operating officer and senior fellow at the Progressive Policy Institute, and chief analyst at Promontory Interfinancial Network. Mr. Weinstein has taught at The Johns Hopkins University since 2003, and has also lectured at Columbia University and Georgetown University. He is co-author of the textbook, The Art of Policy Making. His writing also has appeared in The Boston Globe, The Baltimore Sun, New York Newsday, Forbes, Investor’s Business Daily, and Politico among others. Before joining the Clinton administration, Weinstein served as a legislative aide to former Representative C. Thomas McMillen (D-MD) and then-Senator Albert Gore Jr. (D-TN)
Policy Analyst, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
As Policy Analyst for the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, Todd Zubatkin researches budgetary and economic issues. Mr. Zubatkin has a background in state budget matters. He previously held internships at the Rhode Island Senate Fiscal Office where he focused on Rhode Island transportation funding and local tax issues and at the Rhode Island Center for Law and Public Policy where he researched local economic development issues. He attended Brown University where he received a master’s degree in public policy and attended Rutgers University where he graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in political science. Mr. Zubatkin is originally from New Jersey.