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Kenan Fikri is a Senior Fellow at EIG and scholar in economic geography and economic development policy. His work aims to help policymakers and the public better understand how the U.S. economy is evolving and what it means for people and places.

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Kenan Fikri is a Senior Fellow at EIG and a leading scholar in economic geography and development. In his role, Kenan aids the research department in helping policymakers and the public better understand how the U.S. economy is evolving and what it means for people and places. Kenan is a proud alumnus of the U.S. Department of Commerce, the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program, and The World Bank Group. He holds his Master’s degree in Local Economic Development from the London School of Economics and his Bachelor’s in International Relations and Economics at American University.

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