Valentin Bolotnyy is a Kleinheinz Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, a research affiliate at the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), and an affiliated scholar in the Deliberative Democracy Lab at Stanford’s Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL). He serves on the California Governor’s Council of Economic Advisors.
His research focuses on informing and generating innovative policies that improve economic and health outcomes, especially for society’s most vulnerable populations. His research is often done in partnership with state and local agencies, including departments of transportation, human services, and public safety.