JOHN TAPOGNA

ECONORTHWEST

John Tapogna is President Emeritus at ECOnorthwest and a consultant to the Oregon Business Council. In 1997, he founded ECO’s social policy practice, which has advised on education, welfare, disability, and pension policies for governments and foundations across the United States. John served as ECO’s president from 2009-2021 and oversaw a strategy that expanded its presence along the West Coast and into the Intermountain West. Prior to joining ECO, John was an analyst at the U.S. Congressional Budget Office and a Peace Corps volunteer in Chile. He is a graduate of the University of Oregon and Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.