Marc Priester began at IPS as a Changemaker Fellow with the Global Economy Project and the Black Worker Initiative before joining the staff full-time in March 2016. His former experiences include internships with the Center for American Progress, Consumers Union, and the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as private sector positions in economic analysis and consulting.

Marc’s research focuses on the acceleration of wealth concentration and income inequality, empowering women and people of color in labor, as well as combating financialization and market deregulation to promote a stable, more egalitarian economy where Americans can flourish.

Marc graduated with honors from the University of Maryland, College Park in May 2015, with a double major in Government and Politics and English Language and Literature.

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