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Mike Konczal is the Senior Director of Policy and Research at the Economic Security Project, where he oversees policy development, research, and strategic analysis to build economic power for all Americans. Previously, he served as a Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Chief Economist at the National Economic Council.

A former financial engineer, he was an early hire at the Roosevelt Institute, where he led major projects on financial reform, inequality, economic ideas, and macroeconomics. He is the author of Freedom from the Market (New Press, 2021), described by the Financial Times as “a powerful polemic,” and co-author of Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy (W.W. Norton, 2015) with Joseph Stiglitz.

Specializing in economic data analysis and policy research, Mike is a respected voice in U.S. economic discourse, frequently cited in media outlets, and has provided testimony before Congress. Born and raised in Chicago, he now lives in Takoma Park, Maryland, with his wife, two daughters, and pit bull.

You can find the full list of writings and media around this website. You can read his personal substack here. This is some of the latest things he’s been doing:

Date Outlet Title Type
September 22, 2025 Economic Security Project The Affordability Framework (With Becky Chao) White Paper
March 14, 2025 Democracy Journal The Abundance Doctrine Book Review
March 04, 2025 House Subcommittee Testimony Examining Monetary Policy and Economic Opportunity Testimony White Paper
September 14, 2023 Planet Money Wait, Did We Really Need To Raise Rates? Podcast
September 08, 2023 Roosevelt Institute Supply-Side Expansion Has Driven the Decline In Inflation White Paper
April 28, 2023 The Nation The Revolutionary Potential Of the Inflation Reduction Act Article
 
 

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