Scott Winship is an American economist and public policy expert who has dedicated his career to the study of poverty and inequality in the United States. He received his Ph.D. in Sociology from Princeton University and has since held numerous prestigious positions, including Director of the Social Capital Project at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute. Winship has also worked as a researcher at Pew Charitable Trusts, where he studied economic mobility and the middle class. His research focuses on issues related to poverty, inequality, economic mobility, the labor market, and social welfare programs. He has written several books and articles related to these topics and has appeared frequently in the media as an expert commentator.