Biography

Taylor Jo Isenberg is the managing director of the Economic Security Project, a network of policymakers, academics, and technologists working to end poverty through a guaranteed income. She was previously a senior advisor to the chief executive officer and president and vice president at the Roosevelt Institute, a think tank working to redefine the rules that guide our social and economic realities. She was a Forbes 30 under 30 for Law and Policy in 2015 and Fusion 30 under 30 Women Shaping Politics in 2016. Isenberg serves on the board of directors for Scalawag, a magazine dedicated to sparking critical conversations about the South, and is a proud graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.