
Most recently, Dr. Young served as the Chief Economic Advisor to the Vice President of the United States at the White House, where she worked with various components of the White House and federal agencies to advance the Vice President's economic policy priorities.
Before serving in the White House, Dr. Young was the Economic Policy Advisor to U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio while he served as Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. She managed a legislative portfolio covering labor, trade, manufacturing, and economic development policy and oversaw the Senator's trade-related work on the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance.
Previously, she served as the Policy Advisor on the Future of Work for U.S. Senator Mark Warner of Virginia. In that capacity, she produced policy proposals to prepare workers, businesses, and government for a more inclusive and resilient 21st century economy, handling issues related to education, technology innovation, research and development, and corporate disclosure.
Dr. Young is a native northern Virginian and a proud alumna of the University of Virginia, where she earned her B.A. in Government. She received her M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. in Political Science at Columbia University. She lives in northern Virginia with her husband and two sons.