Raheem Chaudhry is a postdoctoral fellow at the NYU Furman Center. He is also an Assistant Professor at the University of Washington Evans School of Public Policy & Governance. His research focuses on how public policy can expand access to opportunity for all individuals, particularly those from disadvantaged and historically marginalized backgrounds. His current work examines the effects of social and housing policy on individual wellbeing. He received his PhD in Public Policy from UC Berkeley and his Master in Public Affairs from UT Austin. Before getting his PhD, he conducted research on a range of issues affecting low-income families at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.