Jesse Rothstein is the chancellor's professor of public policy and economics at University of California, Berkeley, and the faculty director of the California Policy Lab at Berkeley. His research interests include economics of education, labor markets, and tax and transfer policy.

Michael Hou is a Policy Associate at J-PAL Global, where he works on the Firms and Finance sectors. In this role, he synthesizes evidence to write policy publications and helps develop research partnerships. He also supports the Firms-side of the Jobs and Opportunity Initiative.