Samia Amin Email & Phone Number

San Francisco Bay Area

I lead AIR's Workforce Innovation and Learning portfolio, which uses research and technical assistance to improve programs helping people prepare for, find, and thrive in good jobs. Across our portfolio of projects, I draw on my expertise in innovative and time-tested research, evaluation, and TA methods and nuanced knowledge of workforce systems, to help public agencies and employers adapt effectively to the Future of Work and deepen impact. I lead a great team testing new ways of improving workforce programs. I help forge our strategic vision, cultivate partnerships, and mentor a growing team of emerging leaders. I really enjoy public speaking and building system capacity. My current passion projects include helping the Department of Labor pilot strategies for moving Evidence to Action; helping states apply behavioral insights, human-centered design and data analytics to revamp Unemployment Insurance communications to advance equity; and using intelligent tutoring systems to deepen learning in partnership with Per Scholas Recent projects include using behavioral insights to improve remote service delivery for youth in Ohio, the Trade Adjustment Assistance program nationwide, the unemployment insurance program in North Carolina, and American Job Center intake processes in Detroit. I also led the design and implementation of an evidence capacity assessment for the Department of Labor.

Oakland, California

I directed projects, served as a principal investigator, and led large multidisciplinary teams for several Department of Labor projects focused on surfacing scalable innovations and promoting evidence based practice. Projects included helping direct the Clearinghouse for Labor Evaluation and Research, directing a $6 million experimental pilot program to help 990 unemployed workers in four large cities become entrepreneurs; and executing behavioral trials to improve retirement savings, workplace safety, and take-up of reemployment services. Other areas of focus include a wide array of international development projects ranging from sanitation to governance reforms. For these projects, I developed a suite a suite of reports, briefs, presentations, info-graphics, and syntheses and presented widely for policy and practitioner audiences.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

I provided monitoring and evaluation technical assistance and training to over two dozen country teams. I championed use of new methods for poverty mapping and measuring the quality of education and health service delivery by developing and publishing books and briefs on innovative measurement practices. I spearheaded, raised funds for, and led a World Bank-United Nations project on promoting use of data systems to improve disaster response in Haiti, Guatemala, Indonesia, Mozambique, and Sri Lanka and conducted a case study in Pakistan. I helped design evaluations for legal reform and service delivery projects worth $400m in Indonesia.

Cambridge, Massachusetts

I conducted econometric analyses on school and population survey data on 126 villages in Punjab, Pakistan to determine the effect of school, household, and community characteristics on learning and attendance. I contributed to a World Bank report on Learning and Achievement in Punjab Schools: Insights to Inform the Educational Policy Debate

Washington D.C. Metro Area

I co-authored a chapter examining previous nation-building efforts by the United States. I researched, drafted, and edited policy reports and op-eds on nuclear and security policy. I helped convene and run working groups and conferences with government and think tank partners.

New York, Ny

• Analyzed market trends in the healthcare and telecom sectors and devised proprietary trading and investment strategies for managers of Goldman Sachs’ asset management division

Master In Public Policy, Political And Economic Development

B.A., Political Science, Classical Studies, French