Faiz Shakir is the research director at the Center for American Progress and serves as editor-in-chief of ThinkProgress.org and The Progress Report. He holds degrees from Harvard University and the Georgetown Law Center. Faiz previously worked as a research associate for the Democratic National Committee; as a legislative aide to Sen. Bob Graham, D-Fla., on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee; and as a communications aide in the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. His writings have appeared in the Jerusalem Post, Florida Today, and Salon. Faiz has appeared on CNN, Fox News, and CNBC television, among other places, and has been a guest on many radio shows.