Leadership & Staff
Leadership
Bradley Abelow
Chairman
Bradley Abelow is a consultant, currently working primarily on advising clients around the politics of climate change. He has worked in government and business.
Jonathan Alter
Trustee
Jonathan Alter is an award-winning author, reporter, columnist and television analyst. He is the author of three New York Times bestsellers, a columnist for The Daily Beast and an analyst for NBC News and MSNBC.
Jacob Hacker
Trustee
Jacob S. Hacker is the Stanley Resor Professor of Political Science and Director of the Institution for Social and Policy Studies at Yale University.
Melissa Harris-Perry
Trustee
Melissa Harris-Perry is a college professor and an award-winning writer, speaker, and
media host.
Heather Howard
Trustee
Heather Howard is professor of the practice and director, State Health and Value Strategies, at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, and co-director of the Center for Health and Wellbeing's Global Health Program and director of State Health and Value Strategies, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation–funded program focused on assisting states with transforming their health care systems to be affordable, equitable, and innovative.
Julie Margetta Morgan
President
Julie Margetta Morgan is president of The Century Foundation. A policy expert and seasoned leader in both the government and nonprofit sectors, she most recently held senior roles in the Biden administration at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the U.S. Department of Education.
Jonathan Metzl
Trustee
Jonathan Metzl is an acclaimed physician and sociologist who speaks, teaches, and writes on a range of topics, including mental illness and gun violence, race and whiteness in America, and health and health care.
Aisha Mills
Trustee
Aisha Mills has spent over twenty years advocating for underserved, under-represented, and under-resourced communities, and she has fought and won campaigns on the front lines of some of the most consequential movements of our time.
Damon A. Silvers
Trustee
Damon A. Silvers is the Director of Policy and Special Counsel for the AFL-CIO. He joined the AFL-CIO as Associate General Counsel in 1997.
Teresa Younger
Trustee
Teresa Younger is a renowned advocate, organizational strategist, and philanthropic leader who currently serves as president and CEO of the Ms. Foundation for Women.
Experts
Viviann Anguiano
Senior Fellow
Viviann Anguiano is a senior fellow at The Century Foundation, having formerly served as director of education at the White House Domestic Policy Council during the Biden administration, where she led the higher education portfolio.
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure
Senior Fellow
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure is a senior fellow at The Century Foundation, having previously served as the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in the Biden administration from 2021 to 2025.
Michelle Burris
Fellow
Michelle Burris is a fellow at The Century Foundation, where she focuses on advancing economic equity and workforce inclusion through research and advocacy.
Elizabeth Dawes
Director of Maternal and Reproductive Health and Senior Fellow
Elizabeth Dawes is the Director of Maternal and Reproductive Health and a senior fellow at The Century Foundation, where she leads the organization’s efforts to advance maternal health equity and reproductive justice.
Ijeoma A. Egekeze
Senior Fellow
Ijeoma Egekeze, M.P.H., is a senior fellow at The Century Foundation, where she works on issues related to maternal health and reproductive rights.
Carolyn Fast
Director of Higher Education Policy and Senior Fellow
Carolyn Fast is director of higher education policy and a senior fellow at The Century Foundation where she works on higher education policy with a focus on institutional accountability and consumer protections.
Kings Floyd
Research and Policy Associate
Kings Floyd is a research and policy associate for the Disability Economic Justice team at The Century Foundation. She is a disability rights activist, access coordinator and writer based in Washington, D.C. and Portland, Maine.
Ruth Friedman
Senior Fellow
Dr. Ruth Friedman is a senior fellow at The Century Foundation, having previously served as director of the Office of Child Care at the Administration for Children and Families in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services during the Biden administration.
Barton Gellman
Senior Fellow
Barton Gellman is a critically honored author, journalist, and blogger. His professional distinctions include two Pulitzer Prizes (individual and team), the George Polk Award, and Harvard's Goldsmith Prize for investigative reporting.
Gayle Goldin
Senior Fellow
Gayle Goldin is a senior fellow at The Century Foundation, previously having served as deputy director of the Women’s Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor, during the Biden–Harris administration, where she provided executive leadership to the only federal agency mandated by Congress to focus on the needs of working women.
Peter Granville
Fellow
Peter Granville is a fellow at The Century Foundation, studying federal and state policy efforts to improve college access and affordability.
Steven Greenhouse
Senior Fellow
Steven Greenhouse is a senior fellow at The Century Foundation, where he writes about wages and working conditions, labor organizing, and other workplace issues.
Chantal Hinds
Fellow and Next100 Senior Policy Entrepreneur
Chantal is a fellow at The Century Foundation, senior policy entrepreneur at Next100, and an advocate for students involved in the foster system.
Carole Johnson
Senior Fellow
Carole Johnson joins The Century Foundation from her role as Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration.
Julie Kashen
Director, Women's Economic Justice and Senior Fellow
Julie Kashen is a senior fellow and Director for Women's Economic Justice at The Century Foundation with expertise in working families, economic mobility, labor, and poverty.
Jeanne Lambrew
Director of Health Care Reform and Senior Fellow
Jeanne Lambrew is the director of health care reform and a senior fellow at The Century Foundation.
Dr. Maggie Marcus
Fellow
Dr. Margaret S. Marcus is a fellow at The Century Foundation, working on improving prospects for English learners. She is also the executive director of the Sullivan Family Charitable Foundation, a private family foundation dedicated to improving educational outcomes for English learners, as well as responsive grant-making both domestically and abroad.
Lauren McFerran
Senior Fellow
Lauren McFerran is a senior fellow at The Century Foundation, having previously served as chairman of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) during the Biden administration, from 2021 to 2024.
Emily McGrath
Senior Fellow and Director of Workforce Policy
Emily McGrath is a senior fellow and director of workforce policy at The Century Foundation. Emily is a workforce strategist with deep experience in coalition-building, innovative educational initiatives, and program scaling.
Tiara Moultrie
Fellow
Tiara Moultrie is a fellow at The Century Foundation, focusing on higher education accountability.
Jordan Nellums
Senior Policy Associate
Jordan Nellums is a senior policy associate on the Higher Education team at The Century Foundation.
Liz Nigro
Pk-12 Education Intern
Liz Nigro is an intern at The Century Foundation on the PreK–12 team and the incoming research director at Voices for Virginia's Children.
Kayla Patrick
Senior Fellow
Kayla Patrick is a senior fellow at The Century Foundation, most recently having served as a senior policy advisor in the Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development at the U.S. Department of Education, where she was the primary policy and political lead for all K–12 grant programs.
Halley Potter
Director of PK-12 Education Policy and Senior Fellow
Halley Potter is the director of PK-12 education policy and a senior fellow at The Century Foundation, where she researches public policy solutions for addressing educational inequality.
Stefan Redding Lallinger
Executive Director of Next100 and Senior Fellow
Stefan Redding Lallinger is the executive director of Next100, a think tank that is redefining how policy development is done by putting those closest to and most impacted by policy in the driver’s seat of change.
William M. Rodgers III
Fellow
William M. Rodgers, III is a fellow at The Century Foundation and professor of public policy and chief economist at the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University.
Robert Shireman
Senior Fellow
Robert Shireman is a senior fellow at The Century Foundation working on higher education policy with a focus on affordability, quality assurance, and consumer protections.
Denise A. Smith
Deputy Director of Higher Education Policy and Senior Fellow
Dr. Denise A. Smith is the deputy director of higher education policy and a senior fellow at The Century Foundation.
Vina Smith-Ramakrishnan
Fellow
Vina Smith-Ramakrishnan is a fellow at The Century Foundation, where she works on issues related to maternal health and reproductive rights and justice.
Andrew Stettner
Director of Economy and Jobs
Andrew Stettner is a Director of Economy and Jobs at The Century Foundation. He leads TCF’s team working on unemployment insurance, workforce development, labor rights, disability and the economy.
Julie Su
Senior Fellow
Julie Su is a senior fellow at The Century Foundation, where she works on a range of issues focused on protecting labor rights, growing worker power, and advancing equity in the economy.
Laura Valle Gutierrez
Fellow
Laura Valle Gutierrez is a fellow at The Century Foundation, where she uses her policy and research expertise to advance gender, racial and economic equity.
Loredana Valtierra
Senior Fellow
Loredana Valtierra is a senior fellow at The Century Foundation, having previously served as senior policy advisor in the Biden–Harris administration in the Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development at the U.S. Department of Education.
Alejandra Vázquez Baur
Fellow
Alejandra Vázquez Baur is a fellow at The Century Foundation, where she manages the Bridges Collaborative and directs the National Newcomer Network.
Amber Villalobos
Fellow
Amber Villalobos is a fellow at The Century Foundation working on higher education policy, with a focus on for-profit education, online education, and institutional accountability.
Danny Weiss
Senior Fellow and Director of The Government Affairs Program
Daniel (Danny) Weiss is a senior fellow and director of the government affairs program at The Century Foundation focused on improving public understanding of the U.S. Congress and advancing public policy in the areas of education, health care, and the economy.
Rachel West
Senior Fellow
Rachel West is a senior fellow at The Century Foundation, most recently having served as special assistant to the president for labor and workers at the White House Domestic Policy Council, where she led efforts to strengthen workers’ pay and overtime protections, advance health and safety protections, and strengthen workplace rights.
Conor P. Williams
Senior Fellow
Conor P. Williams is a senior fellow at The Century Foundation, and an expert on urban education reform, English learner students, children of immigrants, early education programs, and school choice systems. He is also a founding partner with the Children’s Equity Project.
Lea Woods
Senior Policy Associate
Lea Woods is a senior policy associate in the women's economic justice department at The Century Foundation where her work focuses on a range of issues, including paid family leave and child care.
Staff
John Baronian
Director of Technology
John Baronian is the Director of Technology at The Century Foundation.
Robert Byrne
Digital Communications Manager
Robert Byrne serves as Digital Communications Manager at The Century Foundation, bringing over a decade of experience in digital strategy across political campaigns, nonprofit organizations, and public sector institutions.
Kim Cagle
Senior Designer
Kim is the senior designer at The Century Foundation, specializing in creating user-centric digital experiences.
Zack DiGregorio
Deputy Director of Communications
Zack DiGregorio is deputy communications director for The Century Foundation and a political communicator with experience in the U.S. Senate, House, and in issue advocacy.
Alex Edwards
Vice President of Communications
Alex Edwards is the Vice President of Communications at The Century Foundation, where he leads efforts to elevate the organization's ideas and impact in the media, among policymakers, and with key stakeholders.
Jeremy Edwards
Senior Communications Advisor
Jeremy Edwards is a senior communications advisor at The Century Foundation (TCF), bringing to TCF a diverse and extensive background in public affairs, media relations, and crisis communications. Most recently, he served as a White House spokesperson and assistant press secretary to White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.
Gaby Garcon
Office Manager/Executive Assistant
Gaby Garcon is the office manager/executive assistant at The Century Foundation.
Abigail Grimshaw
Director of People, Systems, and Design
Abby is The Century Foundation's Director of People, Systems, and Design.
Julie Margetta Morgan
President
Julie Margetta Morgan is president of The Century Foundation. A policy expert and seasoned leader in both the government and nonprofit sectors, she most recently held senior roles in the Biden administration at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the U.S. Department of Education.
Manny Mercado
Director of Finance
Manny Mercado is Director of Finance at The Century Foundation.
Lucy Muirhead
Chief Strategy Officer
Lucy Muirhead is the Chief Strategy Officer for The Century Foundation.
Katy Nelson
Deputy Director of Development
Katherine (Katy) Nelson is deputy director of development at The Century Foundation.
Jason Renker
Vice President of Editorial
Jason Renker is vice president of editorial at The Century Foundation, where he manages the editing of the foundation’s online content and other publications.
Ishi Sahni
Vice President of Development
Ishi Sahni is a Vice President of Development at The Century Foundation.
Lisa A. Sahulka
Chief Operating Officer
Lisa A. Sahulka is the Chief Operating Officer at The Century Foundation.
Hailey Walsh
Creative Manager
Hailey Walsh is the creative manager at The Century Foundation, specializing in mission-driven, human-centered service design.