Jason Mercier

Vice President & Director of Research

Jason Mercier has more than 25 years experience working with public officials, media, and citizen stakeholders across the nation to improve the fiscal, governance and transparency policies of local and state governments.
He worked for 16 years as the Director of the Center for Government Reform at Washington Policy Center. Jason has been appointed by lawmakers and governors to various tax, budget and transparency reform committees.
He is a Fellow with the national Better Cities Project and is also a member of the State Tax Advisory Board for the Tax Foundation. Jason has testified numerous times before legislative committees across the country on government reform issues, and his op-eds have been published in numerous newspapers across the region.
When he’s not geeking out on studies and audits, Jason’s life revolves around his wife and two daughters and the 49ers’ schedule.


















