Robert Maxim

Robert Maxim is a research associate in the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings. Robert conducts research and analysis for the program’s innovation and managing disruption portfolio, with a focus on adaptation to technological innovation and globalization. He has previously served as a Senior Analyst at the Boston Consulting Group, specializing in trade policy and economic development, as well as a Research Associate at the Council on Foreign Relations, focusing on industrial competitiveness, international trade, and digital policy. He holds a master’s degree in international trade in investment policy, and a bachelor’s degree in economics and international affairs, both from George Washington University.

AI will affect better-paid workers—but that doesn’t mean they’re the most vulnerable

Mark Muro, Robert Maxim, and Jacob Whiton

Thursday, December 5, 2019

Robert Maxim

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