Heidi Shierholz

Heidi Shierholz
Chief Economist of the United States Department of Labor
In office
August 27, 2014 – January 20, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byJennifer Hunt
Succeeded byJanelle Jones
Personal details
Born (1971-10-10) October 10, 1971
PartyDemocratic
EducationGrinnell College (BA)
Iowa State University (MS)
University of Michigan (MA, PhD)

Heidi Shierholz (born October 10, 1971) is an American economist and the president of the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank based in Washington, D.C.[1][2] She previously served as Chief Economist of the United States Department of Labor under Secretary Thomas Perez.[3][4][5]

Education

Shierholz studied mathematics at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa, earning a B.A. in 1994. She earned a M.S. in statistics at Iowa State University in 1996. She then studied economics at the University of Michigan, earning a M.A. in 2001 and Ph.D. in 2005.[4][6]

Career

Shierholz worked as an assistant professor of economics at the University of Toronto from 2005 to 2007.[7] She joined the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) in 2007, where she worked on unemployment policy and policies related to recovery from the Great Recession.[4] She co-authored two editions of The State of Working America, EPI's flagship publication.[8][9]

From 2014 to 2017, Shierholz served as chief economist of the United States Department of Labor under Secretary Thomas Perez during the Obama administration.[10]

Shierholz rejoined the Economic Policy Institute after leaving the Department of Labor. In 2021, EPI announced that its board of directors had selected her to become the institute's president.[11]

Before joining the Department of Labor, Shierholz regularly wrote for a number of publications, including the U.S. News & World Report column "Economic Intelligence"[12] and The Washington Post.[13] She has been called to testify before Congress on labor market issues, including unemployment insurance and immigration.[5]

Notable publications

  • Mishel, Lawrence; Bivens, Josh; Gould, Elise; Shierholz, Heidi (December 18, 2012). The State of Working America, 12th Edition. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0801478550. Archived from the original on December 8, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  • Mishel, Lawrence; Bernstein, Jared; Shierholz, Heidi (March 26, 2009). The State of Working America, 2008/2009. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0801474774. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  • Wolfson, Martin H.; Epstein, Gerald A. (February 21, 2013). The Handbook of the Political Economy of Financial Crises. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-975723-7. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  • "Heidi Shierholz". JSTOR.

References

  1. ↑ "Economic Policy Institute Staff". Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Women's Media Center SheSource: Heidi Shierholz". Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  3. ↑ "DOL Key Personnel". Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 Ridel, Kaitlyn (October 6, 2014). "On the Move: People in new roles shaping the debate in Washington". CQ Weekly. Washington, DC: CQ Roll Call.
  5. 1 2 House, Jonathan (August 25, 2014). "Labor Department Picks EPI's Heidi Shierholz As New Chief Economist". Wall Street Journal. New York, NY. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  6. ↑ "University of Toronto Staff CV" (PDF). Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  7. ↑ "University of Toronto Staff". Archived from the original on September 14, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  8. ↑ Mishel, Lawrence; Bivens, Josh; Gould, Elise; Shierholz, Heidi (November 2012). The State of Working America, 12th Edition. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0801478550. Archived from the original on December 8, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  9. ↑ Mishel, Lawrence; Bernstein, Jared; Shierholz, Heidi (March 26, 2009). The State of Working America, 2008/2009. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0801474774. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Heidi Shierholz". The Hamilton Project. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Economist Heidi Shierholz named president of the Economic Policy Institute". Economic Policy Institute. September 7, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  12. ↑ "U.S. News & World Report, articles by Heidi Shierholz". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  13. ↑ Shierholz, Heidi (July 25, 2010). "WP Opinions "Five myths about unemployment"". Washington Post. Washington, DC. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
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