Max Spohn
PhD Candidate in Public Policy @ Harvard Kennedy School
Hi! I’m a PhD candidate in Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School, working at the intersection of Behavioral Science and Public Policy and Management. I am interested in how scientific research informs decisions made by governments and organizations as well as interventions to increase evidence adoption at scale. I also work on polarization and other topics in Judgment and Decision Making.
I hold a BSc in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from University College London and a Master of Behavioral and Decision Science from the University of Pennsylvania. Before starting my PhD, I worked as a Behavioral Economist at the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority, where I ran online experiments on financial decision-making.
I am originally from Austria and love to travel and try food around the world. Music also plays an important role in my life.