Paul Weinstein Jr. is a PPI senior fellow and board member. From 2005 to 2009 he served as the organization’s chief operating officer. Weinstein is currently the director of the graduate programs in Public Management and Nonprofit Management at Johns Hopkins University, and is a consultant at IntraFi, a leading fintech.
A veteran of two Presidential Administrations, he was senior advisor to the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform (Simpson-Bowles), which was created by President Obama to address the nation’s mid- and long-term fiscal challenges. From 1993 to 2001 he held a variety of positions in the Clinton-Gore Administration, including Special Assistant to the President and chief of staff of the White House Domestic Policy Council, and later senior advisor for policy planning and coordination in the office of the Vice President.
Weinstein has taught at Johns Hopkins University since 2003, and has also lectured at Columbia and Georgetown. He is co-author of the textbook The Art of Policy Making (now in its 3rd edition), and his writings have been published in numerous books and journals. His opinion pieces have appeared in USA Today, Politico, The Daily Beast, CNN, and Forbes, as well as many regional newspapers, and he has been featured on NPR, CNBC, MSNBC, C-Span, the BBC, and other media outlets.
Before joining the Clinton administration, Weinstein served as a senior legislative aide to Senator Albert Gore Jr. (D-TN) and later to Representative C. Thomas McMillen (D-MD).
Born and raised in New York City, Weinstein remains a committed Mets and Rangers fan. He currently lives with his wife and daughter in Maryland.
