Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Deputy Director

Iris J. Lav

Lav is Deputy Director of the Center. She maintains a special focus on the Center's state-level work, as well as on federal and state tax policy.

She is the founder of the Center's State Fiscal Project and was the major force in the creation of the State Fiscal Analysis Initiative, a network of state organizations working on state budget and tax issues.

In 1999, she received the Steven D. Gold award for contributions to state and local fiscal policy. The award is jointly given by the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, the National Conference of State Legislatures and the National Tax Association.

In 1997-98, Lav served as a member of the District of Columbia Tax Revision Commission.

Her work on federal and state budget and tax issues often is cited by the press, including The Washington Post, The New York Times, and Wall Street Journal. She has been interviewed on a number of radio and television programs, including NBC "Nightly News," ABC "World News Tonight," CBS "Sunday Morning," National Public Radio, CNN, and the "NewsHour with Jim Lehrer."

Prior to joining the Center, she was associate director of public policy for the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees and a senior associate at a consulting firm.

She holds an MBA from George Washington University and an AB from the University of Chicago.

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