Alex Engler

About Alex Engler

I am a fellow at the the Brookings Institution and an associate fellow at the Center for European Policy Studies, where I study the implications of artificial intelligence and emerging data technologies on society and governance (More here: I also teach courses on data science and technology to public policy students, currently at the Georgetown\'s McCourt School of Public Policy, formerly at the University of Chicago and Johns Hopkins University. I spent fall 2021 - spring 2022 in Berlin and Brussels, as a Fulbright Schuman Innovation Scholar and Stiftung Mercator Senior Fellow, researching the European approach to AI governance. For the decade before coming to Brookings, I have applied and taught data science for policy analysis. Previously, I ran UChicago’s MS in Computational Analysis and Public Policy and designed the MS in Data Science and Public Policy at Georgetown University. I was the first data scientist and a principal investigator at the Urban Institute, where I helped found the Office of Technology and Data Science. I was also a senior consulting data scientist to MDRC\'s Center for Data Insights. I\'m also very proud to have contributed to Sunlight Foundation\'s Labs (as an intern, but still), the DC Superintendent\'s office, and the Congressional Research Service.

Experience

1. David m Rubenstein Fellow

   The Brookings Institution

   Sep 2019 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   I\'m studying the implications of artificial intelligence and emerging data technologies on society and governance. This includes how government should respond to AI harms, the need for transparency into technology companies, and how to build international consensus around AI policy issues. My research and writing can be found here:

Education

• Northwestern University

  Master of Science in Predictive Analytics

  2014 — 2015

• American University

  Bachelor's degree, Economics

  2006 — 2010

• Georgetown University

  Master of Public Policy

  2011 — 2013