Stephen Ansolabehere

Stephen Ansolabehere is the Frank G. Thompson Professor of Government at Harvard University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences. He serves as Director of the Center for American Political Studies and Principal Investigator of the Cooperative Congressional Election Study, a collaborative network of over 60 U.S. institutions.

• Expertise in public opinion, elections, media, and political economy
• Directed Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project (2000-2004)
• Member of Reuters Institute Board of Overseers (Oxford University)
• Consultant for CBS News Election Decision Desk

His research explores intersections of media, electoral systems, and policy outcomes, with a focus on energy/environmental governance and democratic inequality. Publications include Cheap and Clean, The Media Game, and The End of Inequality.

Scientific Awards

• Carnegie Scholar (2000)
• Hoover National Fellow (1994)
• Truman Scholar (1982)
• Inducted into American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2007)