Sara Kimberlin

Sara Kimberlin is an adjunct fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California and executive director and senior research scholar at the Stanford University Center on Poverty and Inequality (CPI). Her research examines how poverty is measured, as well how social policies such as tax credits, safety net programs, and cash-based interventions affect the economic security of families and individuals with low incomes. She also focuses on housing affordability and homelessness and effective policy approaches to address these challenges. Before joining Stanford CPI in her current role, she served in a variety of positions focused on policy and practice related to economic security and housing needs, including analyzing state policies and budgets as senior policy fellow at the California Budget & Policy Center; consulting for nonprofits, philanthropy, and cross-sector partnerships; and serving in senior management for a homeless services nonprofit. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University and a master’s degree and PhD in social welfare from the University of California, Berkeley.