Annelies Goger

About Annelies Goger

I am passionate about addressing rising inequality, building vibrant and resilient regions, and increasing economic opportunity. Trained as an economic geographer, I have expertise in workforce policy, apprenticeship, economic development, labor and education data systems, and global supply chains. I am honored to join the Aspen Institute as Director of Research at Upskill America! My research at Upskill America focuses on the future of work, apprenticeship and work-based learning, skills-based practices, and aligning US workforce, education, and economic development policy.Prior to joining Upskill America at the Aspen Institute, I was a Rubenstein Fellow at the Brookings Institution in the Brookings Metro program. Before that, I conducted policy evaluations and provided technical assistance at Social Policy Research Associates and IMPAQ International. My doctoral research examined ethical manufacturing practices in Sri Lankan clothing supply chains, where I was a Fulbright Scholar in Sri Lanka and a Social Science Research Council International Dissertation Research Fellow. My edited volume (co-edited with Sapna E. Thottathil)\"Institutions as Conscious Food Consumers\" was released in September 2018. It examined how institutions such as schools and hospitals are changing their procurement practices to improve the food system.

Experience

1. Director of Research and Evaluation

   Upskill America

   Feb 2026 — Present · Washington, DC, US

Education

• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Economic Geography

  2006 — 2013

• Brandeis University

  BA, Sociology

  1996 — 1999

• University of California, Berkeley

  Master's degree, City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning

• El Centro de Estudios sobre Desarollo Sostenible

  Study abroad: sustainable development

  1999 — 1999

• University of California, Berkeley

  M.C.P., Housing and Community Development

  2001 — 2003

Skills

• Analysis
• Grant Writing
• R
• Climate Change
• Social Sciences
• Quantitative Analytics
• Statistics
• Report Writing
• Analytical Skills
• Spss
• Stata
• Global Health
• Nonprofits
• Quantitative Research
• Statistical Modeling
• Research Design
• Higher Education
• Survey Design
• Qualitative Research
• Economic Development
• Political Economy
• Geographic Information Systems (Gis)
• Data Analysis
• Environmental Justice
• Environmental Policy
• Grants
• Gis
• Sustainable Development
• Nonprofit Organizations
• International Development
• Research
• Gender Studies
• Workforce Development
• University Teaching
• Affordable Housing
• Community Organizing
• Program Development
• International Relations
• Policy
• Economics