Lee Price has served as the Chief Economist at the House Appropriations Committee and the Commerce Department and at other congressional committees (Joint Economic, Senate Budget, House and Senate Banking). He was also Research Director at the Economic Policy Institute and the United Auto Workers. Over the years, his research interests have included monetary and fiscal policy, labor economics and income distribution, tax policy, and international trade and finance. Lee received a B.A. in Economics from Stanford University and an M.A. and J.D. in Economics and Law both from the University of Michigan.