Justin King

Justin King is Policy Director at Propel. He works to connect Propel’s millions of customers with policymakers and other stakeholders to ensure their voice and experience is represented in the policy process and to ensure that our products help our customers make it through the month, every month.

Prior to joining Propel, Justin worked in the Financial Security Program at the Aspen Institute and worked for more than 12 years at New America. His work has centered on developing and advancing innovative public policies that expand economic opportunity and better allow low-income households to improve their financial health. He spent nearly seven years as a staffer for former U.S. Senator James Jeffords (I-VT), working extensively on both the Senate Finance and the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committees. He was responsible for a wide range of issues affecting children and low-income Americans, including TANF, Head Start, and the Child Care and Development Block Grant.

His writing and commentary have appeared in The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Slate, Vox, and The Washington Monthly. He is a graduate of St. Lawrence University and a native of Vermont.