Michael Leachman is the Senior Vice President for State Fiscal Policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, where he has worked for over 16 years. In this role, he focuses on state-level fiscal policy issues.
Prior to his current position, Leachman served as a Policy Analyst at the Oregon Center for Public Policy (OCPP) for nearly a decade, from December 1999 to July 2009. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Sociology and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English.