Philip Gleason

Philip Gleason is senior fellow at Mathematica Policy Research. He has extensive experience directing studies of education initiatives and federal nutrition programs. Gleason currently leads a study for the Institute of Education Sciences at the U.S. Department of Education examining data-driven instruction to improve teacher effectiveness. He also directed a large-scale evaluation of Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) schools, assessing their impacts across elementary, middle, and high school levels. His research includes studies on the relationship between school meal participation and childhood obesity, and the accuracy of certification for free and reduced-price school meals. Gleason serves on the editorial boards of the American Educational Research Journal and the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. He recently served on an Institute of Medicine committee on the adequacy of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. He received his PhD in economics from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

updated 2025