Richard V. Reeves is the founding president of the American Institute for Boys and Men (AIBM), which he launched in 2023 to address the challenges facing boys and men through evidence-based research. He is also a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, where he previously held the John C. and Nancy D. Whitehead Chair in Economic Studies. His work has appeared in major media outlets including The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times. His current research priorities include the impact and importance of fatherhood and gender gaps in education.
Richard is also the author of several influential books. His latest book, “Of Boys and Men,” was included on President Barack Obama’s Summer Reading List in 2024:
• “Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It” (2022)
• “John Stuart Mill: Victorian Firebrand” (2008)
Earlier in his career, Richard was director of the U.K.-based think tank Demos, director of futures at the Work Foundation, principal policy adviser to the U.K. minister for welfare reform, social affairs editor at The Observer, economics correspondent at The Guardian, and a researcher at the Institute of Psychiatry at the University of London.
He has consulted for Opportunity Insights at Harvard University, led by economist and AIBM advisory council member Raj Chetty, and served on Canada’s Ministerial Advisory Committee on Poverty.
Richard holds a Bachelor of Arts from Oxford University and a doctorate from the University of Warwick. His work is informed by both his academic background and personal experience as a father.
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