新闻 & 事件 Q&A with JPMC 研究所 Co-Presidents 菲奥娜格雷格 和 克里斯小麦

克里斯小麦 和 菲奥娜格雷格 were elevated to Co-Presidents of the 12bet官方 研究所 in January 2021. We sat down with them to discuss their vision, 优先级, 和 what they’re looking forward to in the year ahead.

1. Where do you see the greatest opportunities for 研究所 research this year?

克里斯: We have a robust agenda for 2021, 哪一个 is largely examining the effects of 新型冠状病毒肺炎. In 2020, we launched our first pieces of research that examine race – that’s a critical research area we’re exp和ing in 2021 和 hopefully is responsive to questions we’ve gotten from colleagues, 决策者, 和 other stakeholders over many years.

2. The 研究所 is now 5 years old – you’ve both been here since the beginning as Directors of 研究 – what are your vision 和 优先级 for the next 5 years?

菲奥娜: The world of big data has changed over the last 5 years, 和 especially with COVID, new administrative data sources are coming online all the time. The 研究所 has been an important leader of this movement, 和 we are increasingly underst和ing the ways in 哪一个 these data can uniquely inform policy debates 和 decisions. I’d like to see us connect directly with policymakers in an ongoing dialogue to ask, “Where are your blind spots? What do you need to know to make the best decision right now? How can we help you?”

3. We are living in a time of great uncertainty – what is keeping you hopeful as we begin 2021?

克里斯: Seeing a new Administration that lifts up research as relevant to policy-making is certainly re-energizing, 和 their early prioritization of diversity is encouraging as well. I am also cautiously optimistic about mass vaccination getting us closer to seeing friends, 家庭, 和 colleagues in-person!

菲奥娜: I see lots of “green shoots” – my 81-year-old mother-in-law getting a COVID vaccine, a new political environment that creates space for new voices 和 a more inclusive vision for our society 和 economy, 和, 毫不夸张地说, the tiny green tips of daffodils in my back patio, 哪一个, thanks to work-from-home, I watch grow every day.

4. What has been an unexpected “lesson” or silver lining of 2020 that you hope to bring to 2021?

克里斯: Not having the long commute to DC every day is the clear silver lining for me. It has meant the world to our 家庭, making it much easier for my wife 和 I to make a workable schedule around our newborn, 和 giving me the opportunity to have breakfast every day with my six-year-old, 和 just generally slowing our life down a bit. While it’s not clear we can bring that fully into 2021 和 beyond, I hope there’s something I’m learning about how to find more time for things at home.

菲奥娜: Like many others, I’ve gotten to spend so much more time with my kids. And, for better or for worse, they’ve gotten to see (和 hear!) me up close at work. My 7 year old daughter has decided she’s going to take up coding as “her thing.” Who knows if it will stick, but I’d like to bring into 2021 all the new ways in 哪一个 we share 和 “zoom crash” into each others’ lives.