Faiz Shakir is the Research Director for The Progress Report and ThinkProgress.org at the Center for American Progress. Faiz holds a B.A. degree in Government from Harvard University and a J.D. degree from the Georgetown Law Center. Faiz has previously worked as a Research Associate for the Democratic National Committee, as a Legislative Aide to Senator Bob Graham (D-FL) 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 BBC, Fox News, and CNBC television, among other places, and has been a guest on many radio stations, including NPR and BBC radio.