Background
Sawhill, Isabel Van Devanter was born on April 2, 1937 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Winslow B. and Isabel E. Van Devanter.
Sawhill, Isabel Van Devanter was born on April 2, 1937 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Winslow B. and Isabel E. Van Devanter.
Bachelor, New York University, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1968.
Policy analyst, Office Secretary Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1968-1969; Policy analyst, Office Management and Budget, 1969-1970; assistant professor economics, Goucher College, Baltimore, 1969-1973; senior research associate, Urban Institute, 1973-1977; program director, Urban Institute, 1975-1977; program director, senior fellow, Urban Institute, 1980-1993; director, National Commission Employment Policy, Washington, 1977-1979; program associate director, Office Management and Budget, 1993-1995; senior fellow and Arjay Miller chair in public policy, Urban Institute, 1995-1997; senior fellow, Alfred M. and Adeline I. Johnson chair, Brookings Institution, Washington, since 1997. Visiting professor Georgetown University Law Center, 1990-1991. Chairperson research advisory board Committee for Economics Development, since 1995.
Past member Secretary of Labor's commission on workforce quality and labor market efficiency, Center Strategic and International Studies commission on strenghtening of America, National Research Council board on science, technical, and economics policy. Board directors American Assembly, Manpower Demonstration Reserve Corporation. Member Resources of the Future.
President National Campaign Prevent Teen Pregnancy, since 1996. Member American Economics Association (member Executive Committee), Association Public Political Analysis and Management (president 1988), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married John C. Sawhill, September 13, 1958. 1 son, James W.