Director, Program on Inequality and Social Policy

John F. Kennedy School of Government

Harvard University

79 JFK Street

Cambridge, MA 02138-3722

Phone: 617-495-1121

Fax: 617-496-9053

David T. Ellwood is Lucius N. Littauer Professor of Political Economy and former academic dean. He previously served as assistant secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health and Human Services, and was co-chair of President Clinton’s efforts on welfare reform. He is a labor economist, who specializes in poverty and welfare, family change, low pay, and unemployment. He is author of numerous books and articles, including Welfare Realities: From Rhetoric to Reform, co-authored with Mary Jo Bane. His book, Poor Support: Poverty in the American Family, was selected by the New York Times Book Review as one of the most notable books of 1988, and by the Policy Studies Organization as the outstanding book of 1988. Ellwood is the recipient of the David Kershaw Award by the Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management for outstanding contributions by someone under 40. He enjoys skiing in all seasons and summer camping and hiking, especially with his wife and two daughters.