Dr Hiren Nisar (He/Him)

Dr. Hiren Nisar have more than a decade of experience in managing interdisciplinary teams conducting rigorous and high-quality research of social and economic policies and programs that purport to improve the economic and social well-being of students, youths, families and workers. His core focus areas include applied economics, public policy and large-scale data analysis and modeling. He has a strong technical background in econometrics, machine learning, survey and administrative data collection and analysis.

Previously, Dr. Nisar was the Director of Analytics and Senior Economist, as well as part of the Senior Management Team leading projects in the Social, Behavioral and Methodological Sciences and Education practice areas at 2M Research, a small public policy consulting firm in US. Throughout his career, he has worked closely with various government agencies and clients, and currently lead projects in economic research across US Department of Housing and Urban Development, US Department of Education, US Department of Labor, US Department of Agriculture, and US Department of Health and Human and Services. Overall, he brought in projects valued more than $10 million dollars over the past six years. 

Prior to joining 2M, Dr. Nisar was an Economist at Abt Associates for seven years where I played a key role on several research projects in the area of education, nutrition, welfare, labor, and international economic development. His prior research involved empirical designs such as random assignment studies including impact and outcome analysis, non-experimental and rapid-cycle evaluations to guide policy and decision making by carrying out top quality research and communicating the results with policymakers.

 Dr. Nisar earned a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Mumbai University, a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from Berkeley, and a PhD in Economics from University of Wisconsin, Madison.