Carolyn Weaver Mackay, PhD
Carolyn is a member of St. Paul’s Church, Alexandria, VA,
where she has served on the vestry for the past 3 years and is an active
participant in its outreach ministries in Sudan and Uganda. She was
co-treasurer of AFRECS’ organizing committee and chaired St. Paul’s
conference committee for the inaugural conference. An economist by training,
Carolyn is the former Director of Social Security and Pension Studies at the
American Enterprise Institute in Washington, DC, a position she held from
1987-2000. She has served on several federal advisory councils dealing with
social security and disability policy, has testified frequently on Capitol
Hill, and has written books, articles, and editorials on these subjects.
She’s been a policy advisor to two presidential candidates. Before joining
AEI, Carolyn worked at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution and on the
staff of the Senate Finance Committee. She has also taught economics at
Tulane University and Virginia Tech. Carolyn is recognized in Who’s Who in
America, and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She lives in Vienna, Va., with
her husband and two teenage sons. She is presently a stay-at-home mom.