Principal Analyst
CurrentServe as CBO’s expert and primary point of contact for three key areas of federal spending:(1) Treasury Debt and InterestResponsible for building and maintaining financial models to forecast the amount andcomposition of outstanding Treasury debt and the associated annual interest costs for CBO’sbaseline estimates of federal spending.Write and edit reports on the national debt and its impact on the economy, including theBudget and Economic Outlook, briefs on the debt ceiling, and letters in response to formalCongressional inquiries.(2) SequestrationForecast the effects of the Budget Control Act (sequestration) on discretionary and mandatoryspending across all budgetary resources.Interpret and apply current law to develop cost estimates for legislative proposals to extend or modify the rules governing sequestration.(3)Troubled Asset Relief ProgramEstimate the effects of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) on federal deficits, creditmarkets, and the financial system as a whole.Author comprehensive reports detailing the expected gains or losses for each sub-programfunded through the TARP.Serve as CBO’s liaison for communication and cooperation across governmental agenciesincluding Congressional staff, the Treasury’s Office of Financial Stability, the FederalReserve, and members of the banking community.Gave presentations on the effects of the TARP to internal and external groups, analyzing thepolicies and strategies associated with the government’s intervention in the financial marketsand its actions to mitigate losses resulting from bank failures and resolutions.Additionally:Previous areas of focus within CBO include estimating the costs associated with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the Federal Financing Bank, and the National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust.
