# Gordon Gray

> Gordon Gray is a Washington economic policy hand who turned a decade of budget-table fluency into his own shop. He launched the nonpartisan Pinpoint Policy Institute as its executive director after more than ten years as vice president for economic policy at the American Action Forum. A veteran of Senate offices and two presidential-cycle campaigns, he translates federal budgets, tax law, and macroeconomic forecasts into testimony before Congress and commentary across The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg TV, CNBC, NPR, and Fox Business.

- **Role:** Executive Director at Pinpoint Policy Institute
- **Organizations:** Pinpoint Policy Institute, American Action Forum, American Enterprise Institute, U.S. Senate Budget Committee, Office of Senator Rob Portman
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Undergraduate degree (field not publicly specified), Tufts University
- **Known for:** Founded and leads the nonpartisan Pinpoint Policy Institute, Served more than a decade as VP for Economic Policy at the American Action Forum, Testified as an expert witness before multiple committees of Congress on domestic and economic policy

## Career timeline

- **2008** — Deputy director of domestic and economic policy for Senator John McCain's presidential campaign
- **2010** — Policy director for Senator Rob Portman's Senate campaign; later senior policy advisor to Senator Portman
- **2010s** — Professional staff member for the U.S. Senate Budget Committee; earlier spent several years at the American Enterprise Institute
- **2013-2024** — Vice President for Economic Policy at the American Action Forum, covering federal budget, taxes, and macroeconomics
- **2024** — Launched and became Executive Director of the Pinpoint Policy Institute

## Achievements

- Founded and leads the nonpartisan Pinpoint Policy Institute
- Served more than a decade as VP for Economic Policy at the American Action Forum
- Testified as an expert witness before multiple committees of Congress on domestic and economic policy
- Cited and quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and Politico
- Recurring economic commentator on Bloomberg TV, Fox News, Fox Business, CNBC, NPR, and CBS Radio
- Helped shape economic policy on two presidential-cycle campaigns and within Senate leadership offices

## Latest updates

- **2024-04** — Departed the American Action Forum after his long run as Vice President for Economic Policy.
- **2024** — Launched the Pinpoint Policy Institute and became its Executive Director.

## Links

- Website: https://pinpointpolicyinstitute.org/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gordongray/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/GordonGray_

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