# Marc Goldwein

> Marc Goldwein is the Senior Vice President and Senior Policy Director at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB), where he has become Washington's most-quoted referee of how much the federal government can afford. A two-degree Johns Hopkins economist who once ran track for the Blue Jays, he helped staff the Simpson-Bowles Fiscal Commission and the 2011 'Super Committee,' teaches economics on the side, and now spends his days scoring the price tag of nearly every major bill and campaign promise. He talks fast, deploys statistics faster, and has made a career of telling both parties the same unwelcome thing: the math does not add up.

- **Role:** Senior Vice President and Senior Policy Director at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
- **Organizations:** Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, Johns Hopkins University, University of California Washington Center, Martha's Table (Business Advisory Council)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA, Johns Hopkins University, MA, Johns Hopkins University
- **Known for:** Named to the Forbes '30 Under 30' list for Law & Policy, Recipient of the Johns Hopkins University Excellence in Teaching award, Helped staff the Simpson-Bowles National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform

## Career timeline

- **2010** — Served as Associate Director of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform (the Simpson-Bowles Fiscal Commission)
- **2011** — Senior budget analyst on the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (the 'Super Committee')
- **2013** — Received the Johns Hopkins University Excellence in Teaching award
- **2015** — Senior Vice President and Senior Policy Director at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
- **2024** — Regularly analyzed the fiscal impact of the Trump and Harris campaign platforms on C-SPAN and in national media
- **2026** — Authored and presented CRFB analysis on six types of fiscal crises facing the U.S.

## Achievements

- Named to the Forbes '30 Under 30' list for Law & Policy
- Recipient of the Johns Hopkins University Excellence in Teaching award
- Helped staff the Simpson-Bowles National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
- Served as senior budget analyst on the 2011 Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction
- One of the most frequently quoted fiscal policy experts in U.S. national media

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Joined C-SPAN's 'Washington Journal' to walk through CRFB's report on six types of fiscal crises facing the United States.
- **2024-08** — Provided widely-cited analysis comparing the deficit impact of the Trump and Harris campaign plans.

## Links

- Website: https://www.crfb.org/biography/staff/marc-goldwein
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-goldwein-43ab7934/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/MarcGoldwein

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