Albert Liu Email & Phone Number

• Provide intellectual leadership on research design and execution to inform decision-making by policymakers and program administrators
• Manage education and labor public policy projects with budgets of up to $2M, overseeing research tasks to meet study objectives
• Conduct expert quality assurance reviews of programming code, interview protocols, research reports and briefs, and data visualizations to ensure high-quality research
• Lead analysis teams in cleaning and wrangling quantitative databases, maintaining documentation for transparency and reproducibility
• Oversee the application of machine learning, econometric, and statistical methods, including regression, classification, and natural language processing, to enhance data analysis and insights

San Francisco Bay Area

• Raised $6M in annual revenue to conduct high-quality research and provide technical assistance to federal and state government and foundations
• Led data analytics initiatives, creating business development dashboards and other visualizations utilized across various public policy areas
• Supervised a high-performing team of project directors, data analysts, and research assistants, fostering a collaborative and productive work environment
• Led implementation, outcome, and impact studies in postsecondary education, providing actionable recommendations based on data analysis and staff and participant engagement
• Delivered technical assistance to policymakers and administrators on research methodology and continuous quality improvement implementation support, such as Plan-Do-Study-Act processes

Oakland, CA

• Led and supported experimental studies, providing rigorous impact estimates of policy interventions through the development of random assignment procedures, power calculations for minimum sample size, and statistical.
• Led and supported quasi-experimental studies, forming credible comparison groups and estimating program impacts using econometric methods such as propensity score matching
• Analyzed administrative and survey data about postsecondary education and employment
• Prepared briefings and research reports that effectively communicated findings to clients, enhancing understanding and informing decision-making

Ithaca, NY

• Conducted research on postsecondary education, immigration, and gender issues

Berkeley, CA

• Instructor for Introduction to Economics of Policy Analysis

Berkeley, CA

• Instructor for Introduction to Economics of Policy Analysis

Washington, DC

• Conducted research on teacher labor markets and district resource allocation

Phd, Economics

Ma, Economics

Bs, Economics, Mathematics, Cognitive Psychology

Certificate, Mandarin Chinese