Lynn Holland previously served as chief budget examiner and director for economic studies with the Economic and Revenue Unit of the New York State Division of the Budget, where her primary responsibilities included forecasting national and state economic conditions for use in State Financial Plan development, developing forecasting and simulation models for taxes and other areas of policy analysis, and conducting economic research in support of State economic development and other policy initiatives. Prior to her employment with the Division of the Budget, she worked as principal economist for the New York State Assembly Ways and Means Committee, where she developed forecasting and policy simulation models in the areas of Medicaid spending, income maintenance, and criminal justice.