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Justine Hastings is an Affiliate Professor of Economics at the University of Washington and VP & Chief of People-Centered Science at Amazon. Her work bridges academia and policy, focusing on leveraging economics, data science, and machine learning to solve social challenges. She holds a PhD in Economics from UC Berkeley and has held tenured positions at Brown and Yale universities. Key roles include leadership in the Research Improving People’s Lives (RIPL) nonprofit and service on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Academic Research Council.
Her research spans public and behavioral economics, with notable contributions to education policy (e.g., third-grade literacy initiatives), healthcare cost analysis, and workforce training programs. She pioneered Rhode Island’s policy-lab approach, combining administrative data with causal inference to optimize social programs. Recent work addresses opioid prescription risk prediction and Medicaid cost diversion.
Her 2021 recognition as a Top 100 Diverse Leader in Tech reflects her innovative use of AI/ML for equitable policy design. Current projects at Amazon focus on applying behavioral insights to improve workplace well-being and operational efficiency.
