Aubrey Wilson's driving passion is to raise awareness of all the good that is happening in Congress every day. As former Deputy Staff Director for the Committee on House Administration (CHA) in the 118th Congress, she played a lead role in making the House work more effectively. In this role, Aubrey also served as the Staff Director of the Joint Committee on Printing and oversaw the inaugural session of CHA’s bipartisan Subcommittee on Modernization. Prior, Aubrey served as Director of Oversight and Modernization for CHA during the 117th Congress following a year-long appointment as a Congressional Fellow. In welcoming the 119th Congress, she hosted POPVOX Foundation's Gavel In podcast for freshmen Members and currently edits the Future-Proofing Congress newsletter. Her work has been featured in Roll Call, and she was named a 2024 Bertelsmann Foundation Fellow focused on the future of democracy. She is a former House legislative assistant and member of the R Street Institute Governance Policy and federal affairs team.

Aubrey Wilson's driving passion is to raise awareness of all the good that is happening in Congress every day. She leads POPVOX Foundation’s work educating Congress on how responsible AI adoption can both augment their capacity and ensure Members can wisely oversee this emerging technology. As former Deputy Staff Director for the Committee on House Administration (CHA) in the 118th Congress, she played a lead role in making the House work more effectively by directing the committee’s oversight agenda, organizing hearings, and liaising with Members to align institutional support with their offices’ needs. With a driving belief that bipartisan agreement results in long-lasting implementation success, Aubrey worked to build bridges across the aisle. In this role, Aubrey also served as the Staff Director of the Joint Committee on Printing, the longest running joint committee of Congress, and oversaw the inaugural session of CHA’s Subcommittee on Modernization, the successor of the impactful House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress (SCOMC).

Prior, Aubrey served as Director of Oversight and Modernization for CHA during the 117th Congress during which she witnessed firsthand the House’s institutional reaction and response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the events of January 6, 2021. In January 2020, she was appointed as a Congressional Fellow, assigned to CHA to track the implementation of the SCOMC’s initial package of Member-driven recommendations for improvement across the Legislative branch.

In welcoming the 119th Congress, Aubrey hosted POPVOX Foundation's Gavel In podcast for freshmen Members of Congress, sharing institutional knowledge to support the success of those new to Capitol Hill. She currently serves as the editor of the Future-Proofing Congress newsletter, continuing her commitment to Congressional effectiveness and modernization. Her expertise and insights have been featured in Roll Call, furthering the conversation on Congressional reform and governance. In 2024, Aubrey was selected as a Bertelsmann Foundation Fellow, where she focused on the future of democracy, bringing her Congressional experience to broader discussions about democratic institutions.

Aubrey graduated from Hillsdale College with a BA in Political Economics, is a former House legislative assistant, and a member of the R Street Institute Governance Policy and federal affairs team. Originally from northern Idaho, Aubrey lives in the DC area with her husband, twin daughters, and ridiculously curly bernedoodle..