Fiscal Wake-Up Tour

Speakers

The Fiscal Wake Up Tour brings together a diverse group of speakers from both sides of the ideological divide including:

• David Walker, President and CEO, The Peter G. Peterson Foundation

• Robert Bixby, Executive Director, The Concord Coalition

• Harry Zeeve, National Field Director, The Concord Coalition

• Isabel V. Sawhill,  Senior Fellow and Director of Fiscal Policy Studies, The Brookings Institution

• Alice Rivlin, Senior Fellow and Director, Greater Washington Research Program, The Brookings Institution

• Jason Furman, Senior Fellow and Director, Hamilton Project, The Brookings Institution

• Douglas W. Elmendorf, Senior Fellow, Economic Studies, The Brookings Institution

• Paul R. Cullinan, Research Director, Budgeting for National Priorities, The Brookings Institution

• Stuart Butler, Vice President for Domestic and Economic Policy Studies, The Heritage Foundation

• Alison Fraser, Director, Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies, The Heritage Foundation

• Brian Riedl, Lead Budget Analyst, The Heritage Foundation

• Maya MacGuineas, President, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

• Joe Minarik, Senior Vice President and Director of Research, Committee for Economic Development

Special Guests

At various events we sometimes bring in guest speakers familiar to the local audience.

Seattle, Washington Forum and Town Hall

• Mark Emmert, President, University of Washington
• Sandra Archibald, Dean, The Evans School of Public Affairs
• Norman B. Rice, The Evans School of Public Affairs

Denver, Colorado Town Hall

• John Hickenlooper, Mayor of Denver

• Richard Lamm, Former Governor of Colorado

• Jeffrey Hart, Association of Government Accountants

Austin, TX

• Michael Granof, Professor of Accounting, University of Texas

Wilmington, Delaware Panel Discussion

• Senator Tom Carper (D-DE)

• The Honorable Michael Castle (R-DE)

Portland University Panel Discussion:

• Ridge Multop, Senior Representative for Federal Affairs, AARP

• John Radford, State of Oregon Controller

Humphrey Institute Panel Discussion:  Deficit Politics from a Congressional Perspective

• Former Minnesota Senator Dave Durenberger

• Former Minnesota Congressman David Minge

• Former Minnesota Congressman Tim Penny

Richmond, Virginia Panel Discussion:  Why We All Have a Stake in Finding Solutions

• Ridge Multop, Senior Representative for Federal Affairs, AARP

• Scott Pattison, Executive Director, National Association of State Budget Officers

• Ed Lorenzen,  Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget