Igor Volsky

Igor Volsky is a vice president at the Center for American Progress and the deputy director for the Center for American Progress Action Fund. He is also the Director of Guns Down, an organization advocating for fewer guns. Igor is the host of the ThinkingCAP podcast and the author of a forthcoming book that will serve as an advocate's guide to securing real gun safety reforms. Previously, Igor was the managing editor of ThinkProgress. Igor has appeared on MSNBC, CNN, Fox Business, Fox News, and CNBC television, and he has been a guest on many radio shows. In 2011, Forbes named Igor one of their top “30 under 30” in Law & Policy.

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