Richard V. Reeves, Ph.D.

Richard V. Reeves, Ph.D., is the founder and president of the American Institute for Boys and Men (AIBM). He is also a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, where he previously held the John C. and Nancy D. Whitehead Chair in Economic Studies. While at Brookings, he focused on policies related to economic inequality, racial justice, social mobility, and boys and men.

Reeves is the author of several books, including Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male is Struggling, Why it Matters, and What to do About It and Dream Hoarders: How the American Upper Class Is Leaving Everyone Else in the Dust, Why That is a Problem, and What to do About It. His work has appeared in major media outlets including The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times. His current research priorities include the impact and importance of fatherhood and gender gaps in education.

Inspired by his own experiences as a father and policy expert, Reeves founded AIBM to bring awareness to the challenges facing boys and men today and to develop evidence-based solutions.

Earlier in his career, Reeves was director of the U.K.-based think tank Demos, director of futures at the Work Foundation, principal policy adviser to the U.K. minister for welfare reform, social affairs editor at The Observer, economics correspondent at The Guardian, and a researcher at the Institute of Psychiatry at the University of London.

He has consulted for Opportunity Insights at Harvard University, led by economist and AIBM advisory council member Raj Chetty, and served on Canada’s Ministerial Advisory Committee on Poverty.

Reeves holds a Bachelor of Arts from Oxford University and a doctorate from the University of Warwick.