Sharon Parrott is a longtime policy analyst whose extensive academic work and leadership in public service have made her one of the U.S.’s leading voices in debates over policies on the alleviation of poverty among the most vulnerable and least privileged Americans. Her data-driven writings and testimonies before Congress have shaped many of the most significant federal policies of the past three decades, including the welfare reforms of the 1990s, the Affordable Care Act, and the American Rescue Plan.
Professional positions
- 2017–present: Senior Vice President for Federal Policy and Program Development (2017–2021) and president (2021–present), Center for Budget and Policy Priorities
- 2015–2016: Associate director; Education, Income Maintenance, and Labor Division; White House Office of Management and Budget (under President Barack Obama)
- 2012–2014: Vice President for Budget Policy and Economic Opportunity, Center for Budget and Policy Priorities
- 2009–2012: Counselor for Human Services Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (under President Barack Obama)
- 1999–2000: Senior policy advisor, District of Columbia Department of Human Services
- 1993–2009: Director, Welfare Reform and Income Support Division, Center for Budget and Policy Priorities
Notable publications
- Parrott, Sharon. 14 June 2022. “Robust COVID Relief Achieved Historic Gains Against Poverty and Hardship, Bolstered Economy.” Testimony in How the American Rescue Plan Saved Lives and the U.S. Economy, before the U.S. House Committee on the Budget, 117th Cong.
- Parrott, Sharon, Chuck Marr, Arloc Sherman, and Judith Solomon. 2021. Building an Equitable Recovery Requires Investing in Children, Supporting Workers, and Expanding Health Coverage. Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
- Sherman, Arloc, Sharon Parrott, and Danilo Trisi. 2014. Chart Book: The War on Poverty at 50. Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
Degrees
- MSW, University of Michigan
- BA, economics, University of Michigan
