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People at SCEPA
Administration
 Teresa Ghilarducci, Director
Teresa Ghilarducci is the Director of the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA) at The New School. She joined The New School after 25 years as a professor of economics at the University of Notre Dame and 10 years as director of the Higgins Labor Research Center at the university. She has written and lectured extensively on pension issues, including the award winning book Labor's Capital: The Economics and Politics of Employer Pensions, and she co-authored Portable Pension Plans for Casual Labor Markets in 1995. Dr. Ghilarducci’s most recent book, When I'm 64: The Plot Against Pensions and the Plan to Save Them, investigates the effect of pension losses on older Americans. She frequently publishes in refereed journals and testifies before the U.S. Congress. Dr. Ghilaraducci was the 2006–‘08 Wurf Fellow at Harvard Law School, and her research has been funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, U.S. Department of Labor, Ford Foundation, and Retirement Research Foundation. She serves as a public trustee for the Health Care VEBAs for UAW Retirees of General Motors and for the USW retirees for Goodyear. She served on the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's Advisory Board from 1996 to 2001and on the Board of Trustees of the State of Indiana Public Employees' Retirement Fund from 1996 to 2002. ghilardt@newschool.edu
Bridget Fisher, Assistant Director
Bridget Fisher is a communications specialist with a background in government and public affairs. Before joining SCEPA, she was a senior press officer in The New School’s communications department working with social science departments across the university. She came to higher education from government. In New York, she served as chief of staff for a member of the New York City Council and director of communications for the Working Families Party. On Capitol Hill, she served as press secretary and legislative assistant for a member of the U.S. Congress. Bridget graduated from American University in Washington, D.C. with a degree in Public Communication and Women’s Studies. fisherb@newschool.edu
 Jeff
Madrick, Director of Policy Research
Jeff Madrick is the editor of Challenge Magazine and former contributing economics columnist to The New York Times. He is a regular contributor to the New York Review of Books. His most recent book is Why Economies Grow. He is also the author of The End of Affluence andTaking America, both New York Times Notable Books of the Year. A former NBC News correspondent and WNBC-TV news commentator, he is the winner of an Emmy Award. He has contributed to The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times Sunday Magazine, The Nation, and Newsday, among many other publications. jgmadrick@aol.com
 Joelle Saad-Lessler, Statistician
Joelle Saad-Lessler is an economist with extensive experience in econometric modeling, statistical programming, and data analysis. She completed her PhD at Columbia University, and worked as an assistant professor of economics at Long Island University for eight years. Her research work is predominantly applied in nature, with a focus on the economics of immigration. Her publications span a range of issues, from the impact of immigration on local wages, to the economics of international child labor, and the economic impact of global warming.
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