Caleb Brice Quakenbush
About Caleb Brice Quakenbush
Caleb Brice Quakenbush serves as a Policy Program Manager at the Urban Institute, where he has worked since 2021. His research focuses on wealth inequalities and financial well-being, and he has held various roles in research and policy analysis throughout his career.
Work at Urban Institute
Caleb Brice Quakenbush has been employed at the Urban Institute since 2021, currently serving as a Policy Program Manager. In this role, he manages the Wealth and Financial Well-Being initiative, focusing on financial security challenges. He previously held positions at the Urban Institute as a Policy Program Associate from 2020 to 2021, a Research Analyst from 2011 to 2016, and a Research Associate from 2017 to 2019. His work includes directing federal contracts to evaluate asset-building interventions and supporting grantmaking for WorkRise, a research-to-action network focused on jobs, workers, and mobility.
Education and Expertise
Caleb Brice Quakenbush holds a Master of Science in Applied Economics from Johns Hopkins University, where he studied from 2013 to 2015. He also completed a General Course in Economics, Finance, and Managerial Accounting at the London School of Economics and Political Science from 2009 to 2010. His undergraduate education includes a Bachelor of Science in Economics with a minor in Finance from American University, where he studied from 2007 to 2011. Additionally, he studied Political Science at Southern Methodist University for one year in 2005.
Background
Before his tenure at the Urban Institute, Caleb Brice Quakenbush worked as an International Trade Assistant at the U.S. Department of Commerce in 2009. He also served as a Supplemental Instructor at the Academic Support Center of American University from 2010 to 2011. His extensive experience in research and policy development spans over a decade, with a significant focus on financial well-being and wealth inequalities.
Research Focus and Contributions
Caleb Brice Quakenbush's research primarily addresses widening wealth inequalities and interventions aimed at improving financial well-being. He has contributed to significant projects, including 'Nine Charts about Wealth Inequality in America.' His efforts involve convening researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to collaboratively tackle financial security challenges and create accessible communications tools for financial security issues.