Micah Weinberg

About Micah Weinberg

Dr. Micah Weinberg is a nonresident scholar at Carnegie California helping the State design a next generation digital democratic engagement tool, Engaged California and writing on the global relevance of the quality of democracy and public policy in this important subnational polity. He is also a Senior Strategic Advisor to the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley assisting its leadership in advancing their Democracy Policy Initiative. He is teaches a course there on Tools for Democratic Changemaking.Before this he was CEO of California Forward, quintupling its staff and revenue while having a tremendous impact on public policy in this state. This includes central roles in the creation of the $600 million California Jobs First program, a new international model for equitable economic development, the $500 million California Dream for All program, focusing on expanding homeownership, as well as multi-billion-dollar investments in broadband access and wildfire mitigation. Employing and supporting former LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa at the behest of the Newsom administration, he was also instrumental in the passage of generationally significant reforms to speed the construction of green infrastructure. Previously, he was the president of the Bay Area Council Economic Institute, where he became a global expert on the development of innovation economies. And he had a significant impact on the implementation of the Affordable Care Act in California during his time as a Senior Fellow in the health policy program at the New America think tank. He has been published in outlets that range from the New York Times and Policy Studies Journal and has appeared on Fox News and NPR. He is a sought-after analyst, speaker, and source on a broad range of economic and policy issues affecting the Bay Area and California. He holds a PhD in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and graduated with honors from Princeton with a degree in politics. He lives in Oakland, California.

Experience

1. Chief Executive Officer

   Healthy Systems Project

   Jun 2001 — Present · Oakland, CA, US

   The Healthy Systems Project delivers policy and market intelligence and strategic guidance in the areas of economic and workforce development, healthcare and a range of other issues to a diverse set of corporate, association, public, and nonprofit clients. It focuses in particular on the intersection of knowledge and decision-making to promote evidence-based public policies that promote economic opportunity and health and well-being. Current clients include the New California Coalition, California Forever, and the Bay Area Council Economic Institute.

Education

• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  PhD, Political Science

  2003 — 2008

• Princeton University

  Bachelor of Arts, Politics

  1994 — 1998