Anthony Barrows joins to lead new behavioral design center

Anthony Barrows

Center for Behavioral Design and Social Justice

We are pleased to welcome Anthony Barrows to the Project Evident team and to announce the launch of the Center for Behavioral Design and Social Justice!

The Center is a cross-disciplinary organization working toward equitable outcomes through program and policy design. It combines the tools of social science with the expertise derived from lived experience to ensure that programs, policies, and services work well for the people that rely on them.

Anthony Barrows is the Founder and Managing Partner of the Center, and brings deep experience in behavioral design, child welfare, public policy, and fine arts to Project Evident. Previously, he spent almost 9 years at the applied behavioral science firm ideas42, where he led the economic-justice portfolio, and over 10 years in child welfare, spanning positions from direct service to system improvement. Click here to read Anthony’s full bio.

“Anthony’s commitment to advancing equity through data and evidence and to centering practitioners is highly aligned with our values and approach,” shared Project Evident’s Founder and Chief Executive Kelly Fitzsimmons. “We’re thrilled that Anthony will be working with us to grow the Center for Behavioral Design and Social Justice, as well as to bring his ideas and insights to Project Evident’s programmatic strategy.”

Stay tuned for more about the launch of the Center for Behavioral Design and Social Justice in the coming weeks.