Rebecca Thiess
Federal Budget Policy Analyst
Areas of expertise
Federal Budget Policy • Tax Policy • Social Insurance
Biography
Becky Thiess joined the Economic Policy Institute in June 2010. Prior to joining EPI, she worked as a policy analyst for the New America Foundation, where she focused on budget and tax policy as well as Social Security and health care reform. She has also worked as a Budget Policy Analyst for OMB Watch, a nonprofit government watchdog organization. Becky has a Master’s in Public Policy from Duke University, where she completed a master’s project on the pension system for state workers in North Carolina. Her areas of interest include the federal budget, deficits, Social Security and pensions, public investment, and income distribution and poverty.
Education
MPP, Duke University
BA in Urban and Environmental Policy, Occidental College