Be sure to listen to the latest episode of the Heldrich Center’s podcast series, Work Trends RU. Our guest isTodd Greene, Vice President of the Work, Education, and Labor Division at the Urban Institute and Executive Director of WorkRise. Todd is also Chair of the Heldrich Center’s National Advisory Board.

Todd discusses WorkRise’s mission and accomplishments, strategies for improving economic mobility for low-wage workers, and impactful initiatives, such as artificial intelligence in the workforce, the Workforce Almanac, and the importance of making data accessible to policymakers. Todd also reflects on the lessons he learned from his first job that shaped his vision of fair and dignified work today.

Listen on our podcast page or on our YouTube channel.

For more information on WorkRise and some of the initiatives discussed in this episode, visit WorkRise, Urban Institute, The Workforce Almanac, The Project on Workforce, Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), and Workplace Justice Lab@RU.