David Brunori is a journalist, author, educator, and lawyer who specializes in tax and government issues. Brunori is executive vice president of editorial operations at Tax Analysts and is contributing editor for State Tax Notes magazine. He is the author of The Politics of State Taxation, a weekly column focusing on state tax and budget policies. He is a research professor of public policy at The George Washington University where he teaches tax and public finance courses. Previously he served as a trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice and practiced law with a Washington, D.C., law firm. He has written several books on state and local tax policy and has published in numerous professional and academic journals. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from The George Washington University and his law degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.
