David A. Ditch is Senior Analyst in Fiscal Policy at the Economic Policy Innovation Center (EPIC).
Ditch has over a decade of experience analyzing federal spending and fiscal policy, including appropriations, infrastructure, agriculture, and needed reforms for dozens of agencies and programs. He has appeared on radio stations across the country and has written for FoxNews.com, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, and many other publications.
Prior to joining EPIC, Ditch was a Senior Policy Analyst at The Heritage Foundation, where he was a founding staffer for the Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget. He managed the Federal Budget in Pictures chart portfolio, was responsible for creating dozens of policy options for the Heritage Budget Blueprint, and produced several groundbreaking reports on federal spending and governance.
Ditch was also previously an analyst for the Senate Budget Committee, where he oversaw budgetary enforcement for appropriations legislation.
Ditch graduated from the University of Rochester with degrees in Economics and Political Science, and received a Master’s in Political Management from George Washington University.