JFI is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit applied research organization founded in 2014 by Bob Jain. Our mission is to address pressing social problems by identifying and building high-impact interventions that translate to real world progress. A platform for research and social entrepreneurship, JFI brings global policy from theory to practice.
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Atlantic Council brief: “Clean industrial policies: A space for EU-US collaboration”
JFI fellows Jonah Allen and Théophile Pouget-Abadie wrote this brief as part of our affiliate initiative with the Atlantic…
New paper: Exploring Data as and in Service of the Public Good
Co-authored by the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA), Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data, Jain Family Institute, UN Global Pulse,…
Welcoming two fellows on European decarbonization
The fellows join our affiliate initiative with the Atlantic Council.
Director of Research Sidhya Balakrishnan in Gothamist
Balakrishnan spoke to Gothamist about New York City’s increasing number of cash-assistance programs.
Eduard Nilaj’s higher education analysis in Supreme Court amicus brief
Nilaj’s work from Millennial Student Debt was cited by student loan experts.
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