Staff and Fellows
The Roosevelt Institute’s staff and fellows are committed to building a better future—for all. Meet our staff and fellows below.
Executive
Dominique Bravo, Executive Counsel
Ariel Evans, Executive Assistant to the President & CEO
Jeff Krehely, Chief Operating Officer
Camellia Phillips, Senior Vice President of Operations
Steph Sterling, Vice President and Senior Advisor
Felicia Wong, President & CEO
Advocacy
Katy Milani, Director of Advocacy and Policy
Emma Oppenheim, Director of Advocacy and Policy
Michelle Sternthal, Managing Director of Advocacy and Policy
Communications
Matt Hughes, Senior Manager, Editorial Strategy
Alice Janigro, Communications Associate
Tayra Lucero, Graphic Designer
Victoria Streker, Senior Digital and Design Associate
Ariela Weinberger, Senior Manager, Media Strategies
Development
Marie Avetria, Deputy Director, Grant Writing
Juliette Kang Stableski, Vice President of Development
Camilla Lopez, Development Associate
Finance
Katarina Duplessy, Chief Financial Officer
Liam Finnerty, Senior Finance Associate
Noah Genson, Accounting and Finance Associate
Shannon Smith, Director of Finance
Willie Vega, Controller
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library
Abby Gondek, Scholar in Residence
Lauren Karagianis, Senior Associate and Head of Membership
Trish Prunty, Chief Development Officer
Human Resources
Sonia Ares, Director of Human Resources
Network
Katie Kirchner, National Director, Roosevelt Network
Eamon Ross, Program Associate
Elijah Wilson, Policy Associate
Operations
Debarati Ghosh, Director of Operations
Sophia Spriggs, Operations Associate
Think Tank
Alí R. Bustamante, Research Associate, Southern Economic Advancement Project
Genny Castillo, Regional Engagement Director, Southern Economic Advancement Project
Ivan Cazarin, Research Associate
Emily DiVito, Program Manager, Corporate Power
Sarah Beth Gehl, Research Director, Southern Economic Advancement Project
Rhiana Gunn-Wright, Director, Climate Policy
Suzanne Kahn, Director, Education, Jobs, and Worker Power and the Great Democracy Initiative
Kristina Karlsson, Senior Research Associate
Mike Konczal, Director, Progressive Thought
Elisabeth Lindemuth, Executive Assistant to Bo Cutter
Julie Margetta Morgan, Vice President of Research
Bharat Ramamurti, Managing Director, Corporate Power
Anna N. Smith, Research Associate
Todd Tucker, Director, Governance Studies
Fellows
Mehrsa Baradaran, Fellow
Deepak Bhargava, Fellow
Ellen Chesler, Senior Fellow
Bo Cutter, Senior Fellow
William “Sandy” Darity, Senior Fellow
Darrick Hamilton, Fellow
Jenn Harris, Fellow
Bracken Hendricks, Fellow
Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, Fellow
Jee Kim, Fellow
Michael Linden, Fellow
J.W. Mason, Fellow
Suresh Naidu, Fellow
Lenore Palladino, Fellow
Mark Paul, Fellow
Anne Price, Fellow
Kitty Richards, Fellow
Jacob Robbins, Fellow
Brishen Rogers, Fellow
Jonathan Soros, Senior Fellow
Joseph Stiglitz, Chief Economist and Senior Fellow
Kyle Strickland, Fellow
David B. Woolner, Senior Fellow
Naomi Zewde, Fellow