Richard Hahn is Senior Manager for Research and Evidence in the Niskanen Center’s Criminal Justice Department. His work focuses on program evaluation and policy analysis using applied econometric methods, with an emphasis on translating rigorous empirical research into practical tools for policymakers and practitioners.

Before joining Niskanen, Hahn was a research scholar at New York University’s Marron Institute of Urban Management, where he served as executive director of the Crime and Justice Program. He has also worked with the Violence Reduction Center at the University of Maryland, where he was a Dean’s Fellow and Wylie Fellowship recipient.

Hahn earned a master’s degree in public administration from John Jay College and the CUNY Graduate Center and a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of South Carolina. He is currently completing a doctorate in criminology at the University of Maryland.