# Neera Tanden

Markdown copy of https://realalpha.app/people/neera-tanden/ on Real Alpha, the best minutes from long interviews with the people building AI. Cite and link the page, not this copy.

Real Alpha has cut 2 moments of Neera Tanden (President & CEO, Center for American Progress) talking, from an interview on Prof G Markets published Feb 6, 2026.

- Role: President & CEO, Center for American Progress
- About: Helped found CAP and led Biden’s domestic policy agenda, including prescription-drug cost and insurance initiatives.
- On X: https://x.com/neeratanden

## What Neera Tanden said

- [Housing scarcity pits homeowners against first-time buyers](https://realalpha.app/s/housing-scarcity-pits-homeowners-against-first-time-buyers/)
  Prof G Markets · Feb 6, 2026 · 6 min
  > “today the average age of a first-time home buyer in the United States is 40 years old. Rents went up 30 percent” — Neera Tanden · [11:56](https://realalpha.app/v/hTjxNoxEc6U/?t=716)
- [Tax code changes may be more practical than a wealth tax](https://realalpha.app/s/tax-code-changes-may-be-more-practical-than-a-wealth-tax/)
  Prof G Markets · Feb 6, 2026 · 5 min
  > “We shouldn't, you know, we shouldn't make it so much easier to have benefits of capital over labor. You know, you should reward work.” — Neera Tanden · [33:38](https://realalpha.app/v/hTjxNoxEc6U/?t=2018)

## The episode

- [The American Affordability Crisis — ft. Neera Tanden | Prof G Markets](https://realalpha.app/v/hTjxNoxEc6U/) · Prof G Markets · Feb 6, 2026