Michael R. Strain
Director of Economic Policy Studies; Paul F. Oreffice Chair in Political Economy
American Enterprise Institute
MICHAEL R. STRAIN is Director of Economic Policy Studies and Paul F. Oreffice Senior Fellow in Political Economy at the American Enterprise Institute, and Professor of Practice at Georgetown University. Strain has published over 50 scholarly articles in a wide range of areas, including macroeconomics, labor markets, public finance, and social policy. He is the author of “The American Dream Is Not Dead: (But Populism Could Kill It),” which examines longer-term economic outcomes for workers and households, and is the editor or coeditor of four volumes on economics and public policy. He was a member of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine committee that published the report, “Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work,” and of the AEI-Brookings Working Group on Poverty and Opportunity, which published the report “Opportunity, Responsibility, and Security: A Consensus Plan for Reducing Poverty and Restoring the American Dream.” He is a contributing columnist for the Financial Times, and has published over 400 essays and columns in leading publications. Strain is regularly interviewed on podcasts and by broadcast news networks, and has testified before Congress, having appeared as an expert witness before six House and Senate committees. He regularly speaks at conferences and meetings before a variety of business and nonprofit audiences. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and lives in Washington.