Nan Swift

About Nan

Nan Swift has been working to make people more free for just over 20 years. At R Street, she researches, writes, and builds relationships across party lines to promote government accountability and sustainable, just economic policies. Nan likes to tackle some of the thorniest issues: budget and spending reform, reducing Pentagon waste, ending environmentally harmful subsidies, and cronyism–whether in the barnyard or the boardroom.

Prior to R Street, Nan worked as professional staff for the U.S. Senate Budget Committee. She was responsible for outreach to coalition partners to solicit support and feedback for the Committee’s oversight, budget, and budget process-reform efforts.

While serving as director of federal affairs for the National Taxpayers Union, Nan worked closely with members of Congress and other organizations on both sides of the aisle. She advocated on behalf of taxpayers for lower spending, budget process reform, and a reduction in the unfair federal subsidies and policies that distort our economy and hurt the environment.

Nan grew up in the woods of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, later graduating magna cum laude with degrees in political studies and English literature from Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts.

She currently lives in Arlington, Virginia, with her two cats, Charlie and Bertie. Charlie has no tail, but Bertie makes up for that with extra toes. Nan loves the writings of James Thurber and finds free markets inherently beautiful and inspiring.