Ethan Pollack Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

I lead an initiative (Financing the Future) that seeks to reimagine the way education and skills development investments are financed. This includes exploring income share agreements, merit-based financing plans, social impact bonds, individual training accounts, and other innovative approaches that align incentives, promote affordability, and unlock new funding and investment. Financing the Future tracks the evolution and performance of these new approaches, establish best practices and policy… Show more I lead an initiative (Financing the Future) that seeks to reimagine the way education and skills development investments are financed. This includes exploring income share agreements, merit-based financing plans, social impact bonds, individual training accounts, and other innovative approaches that align incentives, promote affordability, and unlock new funding and investment. Financing the Future tracks the evolution and performance of these new approaches, establish best practices and policy guardrails to ensure that they are learner-centered, and cultivate an ecosystem that fosters experimentation and emphasizes consumer protection. Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

I direct the research and policy operation for the Future of Work Initiative. This includes authoring research reports (including our foundational document Toward a New Capitalism) and coordinating and editing commissioned research. In the last year, we have produced 11 white papers, policy reports, and surveys.My research examines how sweeping changes to the economy – including the rise of outsourcing and independent work – are undermining the social contract, and how policies related… Show more I direct the research and policy operation for the Future of Work Initiative. This includes authoring research reports (including our foundational document Toward a New Capitalism) and coordinating and editing commissioned research. In the last year, we have produced 11 white papers, policy reports, and surveys.My research examines how sweeping changes to the economy – including the rise of outsourcing and independent work – are undermining the social contract, and how policies related to portable benefits, worker training, corporate governance, and worker ownership can create a more inclusive and dynamic model of capitalism. Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

October 2014 - February 2016: Worked with the State Fiscal Health team to help states stabilize their budgets across the business cycle through the use of rainy day funds and other tools.April 2013 - September 2014: Worked with the Fiscal Federalism Initiative to examine the linkages between federal and state policy, and the implications of this lovely system of federalism that sometimes works and sometimes really, really doesn't.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Head of EPI's budget and tax policy program, as well as our work on transportation infrastructure and other public investments.

Issues: public investment, fiscal policy, transportation, and budget & tax policy.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Researching tax and expenditure limits on property taxes

Tracked the legislative progress of the Energy & Water spending billCreated reports that assessed the budgetary impact of the bill at each stageAnalyzed the differences in scoring outcomes between OMB and CBO

Millbrae, Ca

Concord, Ca

Mpp, Public Policy

Ba, Political Science