Joe Winkelmann

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.