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Retirement Research Center Leadership

David A. Wise
David A. Wise, Inaugural Director, 2004-2016

David A. Wise is the John F. Stambaugh Professor of Political Economy, Emeritus at the Harvard Kennedy School. His recent research has focused on issues related to population aging.

JeffreyLiebman
Jeffrey B. Liebman, Associate Director, 2011-2015

Jeffrey B. Liebman is the Robert W. Scrivner Professor of Social Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. His research studies tax and budget policy, social insurance, poverty, and income inequality.

Jeffrey Brown Profile
Jeffrey R. Brown, Director, 2016-2017, Associate Director, 2004-2016

Jeffrey R. Brown is dean and professor of finance at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Gies College of Business. His research focuses on the role of public and private insurance markets in delivering retirement security.

Disability Research Center Leadership

David A. Wise
David A. Wise, Inaugural Director, 2004-2016

David A. Wise is the John F. Stambaugh Professor of Political Economy, Emeritus at the Harvard Kennedy School. His recent research has focused on issues related to population aging.

Nicole Maestas
Nicole Maestas, Director, 2017-17, Associate Director, 2016-17

Nicole Maestas, a John D. MacArthur Professor of Economics and Health Care Policy at Harvard University, studies how the health and disability insurance systems affect individual economic behaviors, such as labor supply and the consumption of medical care.

David Autor
David Autor, Director, 2016-17, Associate Director, 2012-16

David Autor is the Daniel (1972) and Gail Rubinfeld Professor at MIT. His research focuses on the determinants of inequality, with particular emphasis on the impact of technology, automation, and trade on labor market outcomes. He has been an NBER affiliate since 1999.

Retirement and Disability Research Center Leadership

Nicole Maestas
Nicole Maestas, Director, 2017-25

Nicole Maestas, a John D. MacArthur Professor of Economics and Health Care Policy at Harvard University, studies how the health and disability insurance systems affect individual economic behaviors, such as labor supply and the consumption of medical care.

James Choi
James J. Choi, Co-Director, 2017-25

James J. Choi is a professor of finance at the Yale School of Management. His research spans behavioral economics, household finance, and health economics, with a particular focus on retirement saving.

Courtney Coile
Courtney Coile, Co-Director, 2017-25

Courtney C. Coile is a Professor of Economics at Wellesley College. Her research focuses on the economics of aging and health, particularly retirement and disability policy. 

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Angelino Viceisza, Co-Director, 2023-25

Angelino Viceisza is a Professor of Economics at Spelman College. His research focuses on behavioral and experimental economics, with applications in development, household finance, and entrepreneurship.