About the Roosevelt Society
The Roosevelt Society is a community of people bonded by a pro-equity worldview—fighting for an economy and democracy that are more progressive, more inclusive, and more just. Bringing together Roosevelters from all walks of life, and who work across the many sectors where power is being contested, the Roosevelt Society offers programs, events, and networking opportunities to help build power for our people and our worldview.
The Roosevelt Society brings together the Roosevelt Network (our program that supports and trains undergraduate college students and early career professionals), our Roosevelt Institute Fellows, and our community of progressive economic academics, political staffers and appointees, fellow think tanks, and philanthropic allies under one roof.
Ideas alone will not move the needle—people are key to innovation and success. The Roosevelt Society’s mission is to expand the network of those working toward a new vision for our economy and democracy.
We will only win big things when we work together.
Or, as Eleanor Roosevelt herself said, “Nobody really does anything alone…it is only by inducing others to go along that changes are accomplished and work is done.” #RooseveltSociety pic.twitter.com/aRsMJr6Yxk
— Roosevelt Institute (@rooseveltinst) January 25, 2024
The Roosevelt Society Summit 2024
In January 2024, in Washington, DC, we celebrated the launch of the Roosevelt Society with our inaugural Roosevelt Society Summit. Bringing together a community of people from across generations and professional backgrounds, we had a day and a half of connection, learning, and community-building.
Use the arrows to scroll through the photos below from the event.
Roosevelt Institute Board Chair Anna Eleanor Roosevelt helped kick off the event's celebration dinner by reflecting on the legacy of her grandparents.
Roosevelt President and CEO Felicia Wong sat down with Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo for an illuminating conversation on the role personnel plays in driving substantive change.
Felicia Wong moderated a conversation with renowned economists Joseph Stiglitz and Sarah Bloom Raskin on the arcs of their careers and the importance of having the right people in the right places.
Sameera Fazili, Roosevelt Institute fellow and former deputy director of the National Economic Council, helped kick off the opening plenary by introducing keynote speaker Ambassador Katherine Tai, United States Trade Representative.
Felicia Wong joined in a keynote conversation with US Trade Representative Katherine Tai, who has seen firsthand the intersection of people and policy.
Cornell University Professor of Law K. Sabeel Rahman joined Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra for a panel discussion on why paradigms matter.
Economic Security Project President Natalie Foster and Roosevelt Senior Fellow Rhiana Gunn-Wright
Kristina Karlsson, Roosevelt Institute Senior Program Manager, Climate and Economic Transformation
Former Federal Trade Commission official Elizabeth Wilkins, Head of Office of Climate & Energy for the state of Michigan Cory Connolly, Roosevelt Board Member Anita Sonawane, and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council Joelle Gamble.
Professor of Economics at Case Western Reserve University and former Chief Economist at the Department of Commerce Susan Helper and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council Joelle Gamble.