Melanie Mazza

Economic Opportunity Institute

Founded in 1998, the Economic Opportunity Institute (EOI) is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit public policy center that seeks to build an economy that works for everyone. Using high-quality research, education, and advocacy, EOI works in concert with grassroots organizations, community coalitions, unions, and elected officials to publish research, encourage public debate, and catalyze major progressive policy changes that make Washington state a better place to live, work, raise a family, and do business. EOI's mission and values center on building an economy that works for everyone by promoting systemic progress for: • Educational opportunity, • Jobs with fair compensation and benefits, • Healthy families and workplaces, • Racial and gender equity, and • A dignified retirement for all. EOI operates with a commitment to racial equity: "We recognize that we cannot be successful in building a just economy for all without directly addressing institutional and structural racism, which create devastating economic, educational, and health disparities. We seek to apply a racial equity lens to our public policy research, communications, and advocacy work. We strive to include the voices of communities most impacted by racism."