Sarah Rosen Wartell is President of the Urban Institute. Wartell, a public policy executive and housing markets expert, previously served in the Clinton administration as the Deputy Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and as Deputy Director for the National Economic Council. She co-founded the Center for American Progress, serving as its first chief operating officer and general counsel. Later, as Executive Vice President, Wartell oversaw its policy teams and fellows. Prior to her work at the Center for American Progress, Wartell practiced law in Washington, DC, was a visiting scholar and adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center, and was a consultant to the bipartisan Millennial Housing Commission. She directed the Mortgage Finance Working Group and “Doing What Works” government performance programs. Wartell is currently on the boards of the Low Income Investment Fund, Center for Law and Social Policy, Center for Urban Science and Progress at New York University. She also serves on the Fannie Mae Affordable Housing Advisory Council. Her areas of expertise include Community Development, Consumer Finance and Asset Building, and Housing Finance.