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Jonas Shaende, PhD, currently serves as Deputy Secretary for the New York State Senate since November 2022. Additionally, Jonas has been a Commentator for RTVI International since May 2015, providing regular insights on economic policy and current affairs, and previously served as a Finance/Economy Commentator for Voice of America from February 2017 to June 2023. Jonas held positions such as Head of Research at ICSC and Chief Economist at the Fiscal Policy Institute, along with roles in academia as an Economics Faculty member at Long Island University and Professor of Economics and Finance at John Jay College. Jonas's educational background includes a Doctor of Philosophy in Economics from The New School, complemented by MPhil and MA degrees in the same field from the same institution, and a BA in Economics from Long Island University.