Joshua Gordon

policy director, The Concord Coalition

Joshua B. Gordon is the Policy Director of The Concord Coalition, a nonpartisan, grassroots organization dedicated to educating the public about federal budget issues and their consequences for the future. The Concord Coalition was founded in 1992 by former U.S. Senators Warren Rudman (R-NH), the late Paul Tsongas (D-MA), and former Secretary of Commerce Peter G. Peterson. Mr. Gordon directs The Concord Coalition's research on the federal budget, health care policy and tax policy and is the editor of Concord's blog: *The Tabulation*. He frequently discusses Concord's positions in public speeches and interviews with the media. He also directs Concord's academic outreach and educational activities, including its classroom curriculum and its budget simulations, and was a research advisor for the Sundance Film Festival Documentary I.O.U.S.A. He has been with Concord since 2001. Mr. Gordon has a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Florida and wrote his dissertation on the budget process and the House Appropriations Committee. He also has a Master's degree from the University of Florida and taught classes there on American Politics and on Congress. He received his Bachelor's degree from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.