I'm a behavioral economist interested in combining the insights of psychology, technology, and economics to solve big societal problems.
15,000,000
Americans are effortlessly setting aside money for retirement thanks to the Save More Tomorrow program.
10% boost in savings
I’m Senior Academic Advisor at the Voya Behavioral Finance Institute for Innovation. We’re working on exciting research projects that use field experiments to help people build a secure financial future. We’ve learned, for instance, that minor changes to the suggested savings rate can boost retirement savings by nearly 10 percent.
4X JUMP IN ENROLLMENT
I am a member of the Board, and I also help developing new digital nudges that make it easy for people to save. One recent research project showed that a small change to the way savings is framed could quadruple the percentage of millennials starting to save.
15% DECREASE IN SPENDING
I’m helping this FinTech company use mobile technology to boost financial wellness. One recent project showed that giving people access to just-in- time financial education could reduce their overall spending by 15 percent.
25XINCREASE IN ENGAGEMENT
I work with the personalized video company to create highly engaging content that helps people make better financial decisions. One recent video encouraged employees to increase their annual savings rate. After watching the video, 45 percent of viewers clicked to take action, which is roughly 25 times higher than the industry average.
3.5XINCREASE IN ENROLLMENT
By implementing the Save More Tomorrow process among retail employees at the Mall of America, we were able to boost enrollment in their retirement plan from 25 to 88 percent.
10MILLION SUBJECTS
Not the Mossad, but still a secret. I’m working with a leading technology company to develop a new digital platform for behavioral research that can run unique “mega-experiments” capable of studying interventions to improve well-being on tens of millions of people at a time.
10% boost in savings
I’m Senior Academic Advisor at the Voya Behavioral Finance Institute for Innovation. We’re working on exciting research projects that use field experiments to help people build a secure financial future. We’ve learned, for instance, that minor changes to the suggested savings rate can boost retirement savings by nearly 10 percent.
4X JUMP IN ENROLLMENT
I am a member of the Board, and I'm also helping develop new digital nudges that make it easy for people to save. One recent research project showed that a small change to the way savings is framed could quadruple the percentage of millennials starting to save.
15% DECREASE IN SPENDING
I’m helping this FinTech company use mobile technology to boost financial wellness. One recent project showed that giving people access to just-in- time financial education could reduce their overall spending by 15 percent.
25XINCREASE IN ENGAGEMENT
I work with the personalized video company to create highly engaging content that helps people make better financial decisions. One recent video encouraged employees to increase their annual savings rate. After watching the video, 45 percent of viewers clicked to take action, which is roughly 25 times higher than the industry average.
3.5XINCREASE IN ENROLLMENT
By implementing the Save More Tomorrow process among retail employees at the Mall of America, we were able to boost enrollment in their retirement plan from 25 to 88 percent.
10MILLION SUBJECTS
Not the Mossad, but still a secret. I’m working with a leading technology company to develop a new digital platform for behavioral research that can run unique “mega-experiments” capable of studying interventions to improve well-being on tens of millions of people at a time.

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