Opportunity Insights supports policymakers, practitioners, and communities to use our research and data to develop evidence-based solutions for improved economic mobility.
A central part of Opportunity Insights’ mission is to train the next generation of researchers and policy leaders on methods to study and improve economic opportunity and related social problems.
Based at Harvard University, our team of researchers and policy analysts work together to analyze new data and create a platform for local stakeholders to make more informed decisions.
Data Scientist
Joe Winkelmann is a Data Scientist at Opportunity Insights. In this role, he uses large administrative and program datasets and modern economic and statistical methods in program evaluation and cost-benefit analysis to support evidence-based investments in economic mobility. He has prior professional experience in research, teaching, and government, and served as a Staff Economist on the White House Council of Economic Advisers from 2022 to 2023. Joe received his PhD in Public Policy from Harvard University in 2026.
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