Isabel V. Sawhill is a senior fellow emeritus in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution. She served as vice president and director of the Economic Studies program from 2003 to 2006. Prior to joining Brookings, Dr. Sawhill served as an associate director at the Office of Management and Budget from 1993 to 1995. She is the Frances Perkins Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, a recipient of the Academy’s Moynihan award (2016), past president of the American Association of Public Policy and Management, and a recipient of their Exemplar award (2014). She was also named a distinguished fellow of the American Economic Association (2017).