Joel Michaels

Joel Michaels is a Fellow in Public Economic Law at Columbia Law School. He writes about public finance, financial markets, and the nexus between the two. His recent work has explored the regulatory architecture of industrial policy, bank capital requirements, and federal budget law.

Prior to joining Columbia, Michaels was a Senior Advisor at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. In that capacity, he was the policy lead for the $350 billion State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program. He also advised Treasury’s leadership on a range of other topics, including government-sponsored enterprises, housing policy, and clean energy tax credits. In a previous role, he served in the Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) as part of the team designing a modernization of the regulatory review process.

Michaels holds a J.D. from Yale Law School and a B.A. with High Honors from Wesleyan University’s College of Social Studies.