Marvin Phaup excelled as a senior leader at the Congressional Budget Office for over 30 years, with principal responsibility for many reports. He received a B.A. from Roanoke College (1962), an M.A. (1964) and a Ph.D. in economics (1966) from the University of Virginia after receiving a Fulbright fellowship to Norway (1964-1965). He held positions as an assistant professor at Roanoke College (1965-1967), an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (1969-1976), and increasingly senior positions at the CBO (1976 -2007) ending as Deputy Assistant Director, Financial Studies Group (2004-2007). Later he served as a consultant to the OECD, the Pew Charitable Trusts, and the International Monetary Fund. He has held research scholar and lecturer positions at the George Washington University and published in Public Budgeting & Finance and other journals. His recognitions include election as a 2015 Fellow of NAPA, serving on the board of PFP, Inc., and receiving AABPA’s Blum Award (1995).