Christopher St. John became the Executive Director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy in 1994.  From 1975-1994 he worked for Pine Tree Legal Assistance in Augusta, Maine. From 1981-1994 he was a registered lobbyist at the Maine State Legislature, where he represented low-income groups on such issues as health care, welfare, unemployment insurance, utility regulation, and taxation.  He studied at Harvard College, the London School of Oriental and African Studies, and the Yale Law School.  He is on the Board of  Mainewatch Institute.