Michele Mariani Vaughn

Michele Mariani Vaughn currently serves as the Editorial Director at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, leading a team focused on producing influential publications aimed at informing and shaping policies to reduce poverty and promote equity. Previously, Michele held various roles at The Pew Charitable Trusts, including Deputy Editorial Director and Project Director at the Pew Center on the States, where a hybrid approach combining journalism and policy analysis was employed to support government leaders. Additional experience includes freelance work for CQ Press as a co-author of a college textbook on state and local government, as well as positions in editorial leadership and reporting at Hanley Wood, Governing Magazine, and John Snow, Inc. Michele holds a Master of Public Policy from George Mason University and a BA in Magazine Journalism and Policy Studies from Syracuse University.