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Ross DeVol
Ross DeVol
Ross DeVol is chief research officer at the Milken Institute, leading the Institute's work in job creation, health and capital access. Since joining the Institute, DeVol has put his group in the national limelight with groundbreaking research on technology and its impact on regional and national economies. He is an expert on the new intangible economy and how regions can prepare themselves to compete in it. He examines the effects of technology, research and development activities, international trade, human capital and labor-force skills training, entrepreneurship, early-stage financing, and quality-of-place issues on the geographic distribution of economic activity.
DeVol was the lead author of "Jobs for America: Investments and Policies for Economic Growth and Competitiveness," which tackles how the United States can jumpstart and sustain job growth. He also was the lead author on "North America's High-Tech Economy: The Geography of Knowledge-Based Industriess," which revised and extended the Institute's original work to include Canadian and Mexican metropolitan areas.
Ranked among the "Super Stars" of Think Tank Scholars by International Economy magazine, DeVol appears on national television and radio programs, and is frequently quoted in print media.
DeVol earned his master's degree in economics at Ohio University and received advanced training in economics at Carnegie Mellon University.