Justine is an economist with a track record of innovative research and collaboration with public and private partners. She is interested in using economics, statistics, and AI/ML to solve complex social problems.. Her expertise includes Public Economics, Behavioral Economics, Labor Economics and Industrial Organization. She has contributed to scientific knowledge in the areas of education policy, workforce policy, health care, social safety-net program design, advertising and consumer protection, and market structure and competition. Justine Hastings is currently the VP and Chief of People-Centered Science at Amazon and an affiliate Professor of Economics at University of Washington. Prior to joining Amazon, Justine was a tenured Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs at Brown University, and an Associate Professor at Yale University before that. She was a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research from 2003-2023. She is a Founding Board member for Research Improving People’s Lives (RIPL), a tech and science non-profit that helps state and local governments use data and science to impact policy and improve lives. She has served on the Academic Research Council for the United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and on the Council of Economic Advisors to the Governor of Rhode Island. Justine received her PhD in Economics from UC Berkeley, and her bachelor’s degree from UC Davis.