Taylor Maag

Director of Workforce Policy at Jobs for the Future

Taylor Maag is a director of workforce policy in Policy & Advocacy at JFF. She leads JFF’s federal and state workforce policy efforts, conducting research, developing solutions, writing policy recommendations, and convening necessary partners to enact change that supports JFF’s North Star.

Before joining JFF, Maag was a director of workforce development at Progressive Policy Institute (PPI), where she developed and launched PPI’s first workforce policy initiative, The New Skills for a New Economy Project, focusing on seven policy priorities to ensure greater advancement for workers without degrees in the United States. Maag also has direct service experience, starting her career as a therapeutic behavioral coach for New Alternatives, a nonprofit where she provided in-home coaching and support for clients ages 2-21 who received services based on income eligibility and experiences of severe trauma.

Global Skills Week

Taylor Maag

Director of Workforce Policy at Jobs for the Future

Taylor Maag is a director of workforce policy in Policy & Advocacy at JFF. She leads JFF’s federal and state workforce policy efforts, conducting research, developing solutions, writing policy recommendations, and convening necessary partners to enact change that supports JFF’s North Star.

Before joining JFF, Maag was a director of workforce development at Progressive Policy Institute (PPI), where she developed and launched PPI’s first workforce policy initiative, The New Skills for a New Economy Project, focusing on seven policy priorities to ensure greater advancement for workers without degrees in the United States. Maag also has direct service experience, starting her career as a therapeutic behavioral coach for New Alternatives, a nonprofit where she provided in-home coaching and support for clients ages 2-21 who received services based on income eligibility and experiences of severe trauma.

Global Skills Week
2025 Global Skills Summit
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
11:00 am

Policy Landscape for Skills-First Initiatives

This panel will explore the evolving policy landscape for skills-first initiatives, focusing on how federal, state, and institutional policies can support the transition to a skills-based labor market. Panelists will discuss policy levers that enable skills-based hiring, credentialing infrastructure, and workforce development strategies that align education and training opportunities with the demands of new and emerging industries.