Romina Boccia is a fiscal economist, a nonprofit board director, a Jeffersonian conversation curator, and a mindful drinking advocate. She is passionate about creating meaningful connections, fostering diverse perspectives, and elevating public understanding of economics and fiscal policy. She has more than a decade of experience researching, analyzing, and communicating complex issues related to federal budgeting, government debt, and entitlement program design. She's testified before Congress and guided federal executive and congressional budget plans and related legislation. Her work has been featured in the WSJ, WaPo, NYT, on NPR, and on TV, including on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. She is currently the Director of Budget and Entitlement Policy at the Cato Institute. Sign up for the Debt Dispatch on Substack to follow her work.In addition to her role at Cato, Romina is founder and principal consultant at convers8.io ("conversatio"), a consultancy that elevates conversations, deepens relationships, and generates new insights through structured dialogue. convers8.io specializes in Jeffersonian dinners for:>> nonprofits seeking to more deeply engage with their top sponsors and connect with prospective supporters. >> impact-focused investors looking to connect with entrepreneurs and thought-leaders in emerging industries.Romina is also a mindful drinking advocate, writing nonalcoholic drink reviews and promoting mindful gatherings that are about more than alcohol—follow her on Instagram and Substack as BuzzFreeBrews.