Elizabeth Linos

Elizabeth Linos is the Emma Bloomberg Professor of Public Policy and Management at the Harvard Kennedy School. Professor Linos directs The People Lab, where her research focuses on how to improve government by focusing on its people and the services they deliver. She uses insights from behavioral science and evidence from public management to consider how to recruit, retain, and support the government workforce, how to improve resident-state interactions, and how to better integrate evidence-based policymaking into government. Prior to joining the Harvard Kennedy School faculty, Linos has been an assistant professor at UC Berkeley; the VP and Head of Research and Evaluation at the Behavioral Insights Team in North America; and policy advisor to the Greek Prime Minister, George Papandreou, focusing on social innovation and public sector reform. Linos has been named one of the 100 most influential academics in government by Apolitical, one of the top 10 influencers in local government by ELGL, and was the 2023 recipient of the David N. Kershaw Award and Prize.