Mark Robert Rank
Mark Robert Rank is the Herbert S. Hadley Professor of Social Welfare at Washington University in St. Louis. He is widely recognized as one of the foremost experts on issues of poverty, inequality, and social justice. To date he has written 10 books on a range of subjects, including an exploration of the American Dream, a new understanding of poverty and inequality, and the role of luck and chance in shaping the course of our lives. In addition, he has published articles in numerous academic journals across a variety of fields. Rank’s research has been reported widely throughout the news media and cited in virtually every major newspaper in the country, frequently in the NYTimes and the Washington Post. He has also been featured in a range of other media outlets including various programs on NPR, NBC Nightly News, the PBS NewsHour, CBS News, CNN, and many others. He has provided research expertise to members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, as well as many national organizations involved in issues of economic and social justice. His work has been cited by then-President Barack Obama, as well as Senator Bernie Sanders and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
