Eric Giannella, PhD

Eric is an Associate Research Professor at the Georgetown Better Government Lab. Most of his work focuses on identifying, measuring, and reducing administrative burdens in safety net services. He was most recently Senior Director of Data Science at Code for America (CfA), a nonprofit where he spent six years building capacity for data analysis, quantitative research, and rigorous experimentation. His research has won several awards, including the American Journal of Public Health Best Paper Award and the Behavioral Science & Policy Best Paper Award. He has a Ph.D. in sociology from UC Berkeley, where he was an NSF Graduate Research Fellow and a UC Regents Intern Fellow. Before turning to research, Eric worked in tech and received his B.A. in History and M.S. in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University.