Maya Goodwin, Senior Manager for Workforce Policy and Research at the Markle Foundation, is an economic policy strategist and researcher focused on expanding economic inclusion, mobility and empowerment through advancing critical policy reforms and reshaping economic narratives.

At the Markle Foundation, Maya leads initiatives to investigate and elevate workforce policy reforms that expand access to good quality careers, especially geared towards broadening opportunity for populations that face pronounced barriers in the labor market. Anticipating an immense number of jobs in connection to near-term state infrastructure investments, Maya leads an initiative that engages a wide range of stakeholders to clarify how state governments can prioritize the creation of good quality jobs and inclusive workforce development practices through their transportation and clean energy investments. Previously, Maya advised clients in workforce development on policy, strategy, and communications as a Senior Consultant with the social impact consulting firm, Kinetic West. She has also worked as a Senior Economic Advisor with Sperling Economic Strategies, where she advised private sector stakeholders and economic policy expert Gene Sperling on social sector impact approaches and economic policy reforms. She has also worked as a fiscal policy researcher with the Pew Charitable Trusts' Fiscal Federalism Initiative, and in workforce development and low-wage workforce research with the Aspen Institute's Economic Opportunities Program.

Maya holds masters' degrees in international economic policy and international political economy from Sciences Po and the London School of Economics, respectively. She also holds a bachelor's degree in anthropology, with a focus on political and economic anthropology, from Princeton University.

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Maya Goodwin

Senior Manager for Workforce Policy Research, The Markle Foundation