Tax and Wealth Policy
The Joint Center’s Tax and Wealth Policy Program centers Black communities in policy debates about small business, economic development, tax policy, and household economic security.
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Dr. LaToya B. Parker
Senior Researcher
LaToya B. Parker, Ph.D., is the senior researcher in the Office of the President at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, where she leads the organization’s Economic Policy and Tax Policy programs. Working closely with Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, she focuses on addressing wealth inequality and advancing policies that promote Black economic justice.
Before joining the Joint Center, Dr. Parker served as Research Study Manager at Westat, where she oversaw multimillion-dollar federal projects, conducted policy analyses through an equity lens, and led federal rulemaking and regulatory writing processes. At Decision Information Resources, she contributed to impact evaluations for national equity initiatives, including Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Greenwood Initiative, which led to $600 million in investments toward equity in medical education.
Opening a Retirement Account Is Not Enough to Close the Black Retirement Divide