Roosevelt Institute Welcomes New Class of Summer 2024 Fellows

New York, NY—Today, the Roosevelt Institute celebrates a second cohort of 2024 think tank fellows, the summer 2024 class. This diverse group of progressive policy experts will work with Roosevelt to rebalance power in our economy and democracy. During their fellowship, these experts will leverage their expertise and develop research to provide fresh perspectives on some of the most pressing policy issues facing this country—from racial inequity to the future of labor and AI.

“This new class has expertise on issues that will be central to the economic policy discussion in the coming year, especially tax policy, equity in the labor market, and AI,” said Hannah Groch-Begley, director of Roosevelt’s think tank. “Their insights will be crucial in advancing our mission to innovate and implement policies that foster a more just and equitable economy.”

The fellows and senior fellows bringing their interdisciplinary range of experience to the Roosevelt Institute are: 

Sarah Bloom Raskin: Sarah Bloom Raskin will research the climate transition and the economy as a senior fellow at the Roosevelt Institute. Sarah is the former deputy secretary of the US Treasury and current Colin W. Brown Distinguished Professor of the Practice of Law at Duke University, and is known for her work on enhancing financial infrastructure and consumer protections. Prior to serving at Treasury, Raskin was a governor of the Federal Reserve Board and a member of the Federal Open Market Committee, where she helped conduct the nation’s monetary policy and promote financial stability.

Michelle Holder: Michelle Holder will research Black workers and women of color in the American labor market as a senior fellow at the Roosevelt Institute. She is an associate professor of economics at John Jay College, CUNY, and was a 2023 Urban Institute One Million Black Women Research Partnership scholar. She has testified on her research before both Congress and the New York City Council, addressing topics such as the gender wage gap, employment discrimination, and infrastructure investment. Holder is also a prominent media commentator and author of African American Men and the Labor Market during the Great Recession and Afro-Latinos in the US Economy. She has written for the Roosevelt Institute prior to this fellowship about African American women’s wage gap.

Portia Allen-Kyle: Portia Allen-Kyle will research tax policy and racial equity during her fellowship. She is a civil rights attorney and public policy expert with over 15 years of experience and a track record of advancing equity in nonprofit, government, and academic settings. Currently serving as a managing director at Color of Change, she uses her skills to lead the organization’s strategic advocacy and push for corporations to act on racial justice and civil rights. Previously, Portia served as a Biden-Harris administration appointee in the role of senior advisor for equity, policy, and stakeholder engagement in the Office of Civil Rights at the US Department of Transportation under Secretary Pete Buttigieg.

Indivar Dutta-Gupta: Indivar Dutta-Gupta will research tax and care policy during his fellowship. He is the former president and executive director of the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) and is a prominent expert in US economic policy, with extensive experience in employment, poverty, and tax issues. Indi’s career includes roles with the US House Ways and Means Committee and national think tanks, and as a consultant for foundations and workers’ groups. Indi has also served as a Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellow, Harry S. Truman Scholar, and co-chaired President Biden’s economic policy committee during the 2020 campaign.

Daniel Martinez HoSang: Daniel Martinez HoSang will research race and conservatism during his fellowship. Daniel is a professor of American Studies at Yale University, whose interdisciplinary research focuses on racial formation and racism across politics, culture, and law. He has authored or co-edited six books, including A Wider Type of Freedom: How Struggles for Racial Justice Liberate Everyone (2021), and holds a BA from Wesleyan University and a PhD from the University of Southern California.

Joshua Macey: Joshua Macey will research electric utility governance and energy law during his fellowship. Joshua is an associate professor at Yale Law School, where he specializes in bankruptcy, environmental law, energy law, and financial regulation. He has been honored with the Morrison Prize three times for his influential environmental law articles and was named a 2023 “40 Under 40 Emerging Leader in Insolvency Practice” by the American Bankruptcy Institute. He holds degrees from Yale College, the London School of Economics, and Yale Law School.

Samantha Shorey: Samantha Shorey will research the workforces constructing and adapting to new AI technologies during her fellowship. Samantha is a visiting assistant professor of communication at the University of Pittsburgh who specializes in automated technologies in the workplace. Her recent research, as co-principal investigator on “The Transformation of Essential Work,” examines how AI adoption affected low-wage workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously, she was an assistant professor at the University of Texas at Austin and a fellow at the Smithsonian Museum’s Lemelson Center. She holds a PhD in communication from the University of Washington and a master’s from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

This new class of fellows will join Roosevelt’s existing expert fellows—Kate Aronoff, Sameera Fazili, Hiba Hafiz, Diana Hernández, Juniper Katz, Nathan Lane, Michael A. McCarthy, Lev Menand, Sanjukta Paul, Todd Phillips, Diana Reddy, Benjamin Schoefer, Graham Steele, and David Stein—as well as senior fellows including William Alexander Darity, Rhiana Gunn-Wright, Darrick Hamilton, JW Mason, Beverly Moran, Saule Omorova, Lenore Palladino, David B. Woolner, and Jonathan Soros.

“Each of these fellows brings a valuable perspective that will help inform the direction of the think tank’s work going into a pivotal time for progressive policy,” said Suzanne Kahn, vice president of Roosevelt’s think tank. “By fostering a community of thinkers and doers, we’re laying the groundwork for a transformative change to our economy and democracy.”