Scott Adams leads research initiatives at the Kenan Institute’s North Carolina Center for Advanced Economic Forecasting.

With more than 30 years of experience as a labor economist and policy analyst, he has held academic and research positions at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, RTI International, and the University of Michigan. He served as Senior Economist for Labor, Education, and Welfare at the Council of Economic Advisers under Presidents Bush and Obama.

Scott earned his PhD in economics from Michigan State University and has authored over 50 academic publications. He also served as co-editor of the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization for 15 years..