Anne Kim

Author | Journalist | Public policy | Law

McLean, Virginia, United States

About

Writes about the intersection of politics and policy in higher education, social policy and the economy. Pragmatic progressive. Former senior Hill staffer and nonprofit leader. Lawyer, journalist and author.

Experience

  • The Washington Monthly (10 yrs 10 mos)
    • Senior Editor
      Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Contributing Editor
      Jan 2018 - Jul 2025 · 7 yrs 7 mos

    • Senior Writer
      Oct 2015 - Jan 2018 · 2 yrs 4 mos

  • Author at The New Press
    Sep 2018 - Present · 7 yrs 11 mos

    Forthcoming 2024 - Poverty for Profit: How Corporations Get Rich Off America's Poor. Published 2020 - Abandoned: America's Lost Youth and the Crisis of Disconnection. Winner of the 2020 Goddard Riverside Stephan Russo Book Prize for Social Justice. https://thenewpress.com/books/abandoned

  • Senior Fellow at FutureEd at Georgetown
    Sep 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 11 mos

  • Advisor at TradeVistas
    Sep 2016 - Dec 2020 · 4 yrs 4 mos

  • Progressive Policy Institute (8 yrs 9 mos)
    • Senior Fellow
      Jul 2011 - Mar 2020 · 8 yrs 9 mos

      Researched and wrote policy briefs, white papers and op-eds. Organized and convened public and private policy-focused events.

    • Vice President, Domestic Policy
      Dec 2018 - Sep 2019 · 10 mos

    • Director of Domestic and Social Policy
      Jan 2018 - Nov 2018 · 11 mos