Rajeev Darolia, PhD

Wendell H. Ford Professor of Public Policy

Rajeev Darolia, PhD is the Wendell H. Ford Professor of Public Policy and a Professor of Public Policy and Economics at the University of Kentucky. He previously served as Chief Economist and a Senior Advisor at the US Department of Education. He is also the Associate Director of the UK Center for Poverty Research, a Visiting Scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, a Research Fellow at the IZA Institute of Labor Economics, and a Senior Fellow at the PEER Center. He serves as a Co-Editor for the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management.

Dr. Darolia's research interests include questions about how public policy affects economic mobility and financial security, especially related to education policy. He routinely advises nonprofit organizations and federal, state, and local policymakers on regulatory, research, and policy topics.