David Jimenez is a Manager of Government Affairs for Social Policy at the Niskanen Center, where he works to advance the think tank’s approaches to family economic security, disability policy, paid leave, unemployment insurance, and child care.

Jimenez previously was senior manager of government affairs for Prison Fellowship, where he managed federal and state legislative campaigns on criminal justice issues. Before that, he worked in outreach and programming at a Washington policy institution. Jimenez earned a bachelor’s degree in government from Bowdoin College and was a Hudson Institute Political Studies Fellow. He also served as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Romania.