Ted McCann

Ted McCann: Vice President, American Idea Foundation; Fellow for Evidence-Based Policy, Bipartisan Policy Center

Ted McCann has served in the highest levels of government, along with corporations and non-profits. During his tenure in Congress, he served as senior advisor to the Speaker of the House, staff director of the House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee, and an analyst with the House Budget Committee. He negotiated and drove the passage of dozens of pieces of legislation, including passage of the ‘Evidence Act’, the first FCC reauthorization bill in over two decades, major criminal justice reform, and the largest improvement to Social Security’s finances since 1983. He also was instrumental in the passage of the Families First Act and the Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results Act (SIPPRA). He developed strategy for the most extensive use of the Congressional Review Act in history and helped spearhead former Speaker Paul Ryan’s Better Way agenda and the Roadmap for America’s Future. As Vice President for Programs and Policies of the American Idea Foundation, McCann works alongside former Speaker Paul Ryan at the American Idea Foundation, engaging third-party organizations in order to ensure that evidence is fully utilized in the federal policy-making process. He studied at the Naval War College and earned his B.A. in Foreign Affairs and Economics from Miami University. He lives with his wife and children in Maryland.