Adewale Maye is currently a graduate student pursuing his Masters in Applied Economics and Data Science at The George Washington University. Before joining GWU, he held various roles in policy organizations and thinks tanks in DC where he focused on expanding workers’ rights on issues including paid leave, paid sick days, and fair scheduling, as well as advocating for broader economic justice initiatives that impact marginalized communities and communities of color. He currently works as a Research and Policy Analyst at the Economic Policy Institute for the Program on Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy where he studies the root causes of racial economic inequality to advance inclusive and restorative policy solutions that build equity. Adewale graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park with a bachelor’s in Economics.