Sarah Jane (SJ) Glynn most recently served in the Biden-Harris administration as chief economist at the Department of Labor. She is a recognized expert on economic issues impacting working families, workplace benefits such as paid family and medical leave and paid sick days, the gender and racial wage gap, occupational segregation, and the care economy. Glynn has testified before the US Congress, state legislatures, and local government bodies on issues related to families’ economic security and has developed policy proposals and provided technical assistance to elected officials across all levels of government. She is a senior fellow at the National Academy of Social Insurance and previously held the position of director of women’s economic policy at the Center for American Progress. Glynn received her PhD in sociology from Vanderbilt University and her BA in women’s studies with a concentration in LGBTQ Studies from UCLA.