Erica Williams

Senior Advisor to Campus Progress

Erica Williams is the Deputy Director of Progress 2050, a project of the Center for American Progress that develops new ideas for an increasingly diverse America. Listed by Politico.com as one of Top 50 Politicos to Watch, she is the former Deputy Director and Policy Manager of Campus Progress, where she still serves as a senior advisor. While at Campus Progress, Erica led the staff and network of young Americans in advancing progressive policy with and for young people across the nation. Her advocacy work focused on economic mobility, equal opportunity, health care, and clean energy. Before joining the Center for American Progress, Erica worked at the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, coordinating grassroots activity in nearly 45 states to advance effective civil and human rights legislation at the federal level. She is a past participant of the American University Women and Political Leadership Training Program, a 2008 O Magazine Women Rule Leadership winner, and a 2008 Aspen Institute IDEAS fellow. Erica has appeared on CNN, C-Span, "The Tavis Smiley Show," "Focus Earth with Bob Woodruff," and the BBC, among others. She has been widely quoted in print publications such as U.S. News and World Report, The Washington Post, and The Nation.

Expertise: Politics, race, young voters, education, economy