Michael Tubbs

BuilderModernb. 1990· American

As mayor of Stockton he launched SEED (2019), the first mayor-led US guaranteed-income pilot, then founded Mayors for a Guaranteed Income (June 2020), which grew the model into a 100+ city pilot network with a university research arm (UPenn CGIR). He remains the movement's most visible advocate, publicly defending guaranteed income against federal criticism as recently as March 2026.