Rick McGahey

Rick McGahey, a PhD economist from The New School, focuses on urban and regional economic development, program evaluation, retirement policy, and workforce development. At the Ford Foundation, McGahey was the Director of Impact Assessment and a Program Officer focusing on economic and workforce development. During President Clinton’s second term, he served as Assistant Secretary for Policy, and later for Pension and Welfare Benefits, at the U.S. Department of Labor under Secretary Alexis Herman. He has taught at The New School, New York University, John Jay College, and the George Washington University.