
Robert Doar
President and Morgridge Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
Robert Doar is the president and Morgridge Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, a public policy think tank that’s one of the nation’s oldest. Since becoming president of AEI in July 2019, he has recruited dozens of leading scholars and fellows across issue areas; launched a new research division focusing on social, cultural, and constitutional Studies; and solidified AEI’s position as a leading voice in the national discussion on the importance of work, family, and personal responsibility for human flourishing. Doar joined AEI in 2014 to work on poverty studies; he previously served for more than 20 years in leadership positions in the social service programs of New York State and New York City.