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Scholars
President, American Enterprise Institute
Poverty (and federal programs), Welfare, Families, Children’s health, Young adults
Robert Doar is the president of the American Enterprise Institute.
Mr. Doar became AEI’s 12th president in July 2019, leading one of the nation’s oldest and most respected public policy think tanks. Since becoming president of AEI, Mr. Doar has recruited dozens of leading scholars and fellows across multiple issue areas and launched a new research division focused on Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies.
By supporting the extensive work of AEI scholars in areas including foreign and defense policy, education, the reform of key institutions, the US economy, and in opportunity and mobility studies, Mr. Doar has helped to solidify AEI’s position as a leading voice on the major issues facing the United States.
While at AEI, Mr. Doar has served as a co-chair of the National Commission on Hunger and as a lead member of the AEI-Brookings Working Group on Poverty and Opportunity. He was editor of “A Safety Net That Works: Improving Federal Programs for Low-Income Americans” (AEI Press, 2017) and a contributing author to “This Way Up: New Thinking About Poverty and Economic Mobility” (2018); “Work, Skills, Community: Restoring Opportunity for the Working Class” (2018); and “Opportunity, Responsibility, and Security: A Consensus Plan for Reducing Poverty and Restoring the American Dream” (2015).
Mr. Doar joined AEI in 2014 to lead the Institute’s opportunity and mobility studies program after serving for more than 20 years in leadership positions in the social service programs of New York state and New York City.
AB, history, Princeton University
Speech
AEI Annual Dinner
On November 17, 2025, American Enterprise Institute President Robert Doar awarded Gordon S. Wood, renowned historian and professor of history emeritus at Brown University, the highest honor bestowed by the Institute.
BY Robert Doar + Gordon S. Wood ON 17 Nov 25
Post
If Republicans want to have an electoral future, to win back their 2024 supporters and expand their coalition in the future, they need to make sure voters from all backgrounds feel welcome in the party. We know foreign-born American citizens and their children are attracted to Republicans’ perspective on work, family, faith, and country.
BY Robert Doar ON 7 Nov 25
Report
American Enterprise Institute
Individual opportunity, market-based solutions, and rigorous accountability were the key to New York City's revitalization in the 1990s and 2000s.
BY Robert Doar ON 14 Nov 23
Journal Publication
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
The Child Support Enforcement (CSE) system is important in providing resources to children who live apart from one of their parents. This is especially true in poor households. In this paper, we summarize the case...
BY Robert Doar + Maria Cancian ON 17 Jun 24
Article
New York City’s welfare system is managed out of a boxy 25-story office building on Water Street in Lower Manhattan. Approximately 5,000 employees work there, directing government programs that provide billions of dollars of taxpayer-funded...
BY Robert Doar ON 21 Apr 14
Event
Event Summary On July 25, AEI hosted an event reflecting on the 50th anniversary of Richard Nixon’s impeachment and the state of impeachment today. AEI’s Robert Doar opened the discussion by reviewing the proceedings’ timeline....
BY Robert Doar + Jack Goldsmith + Gary J. Schmitt + et al. ON 2 Jul 24
Post
This message from AEI Chairman Daniel A. D’Aniello and AEI President Robert Doar introduces AEI’s 2025 Annual Report. Read the full report here. The American Enterprise Institute was founded in 1938 to advance the cause...
BY Robert Doar + Daniel A. D'Aniello ON 31 Mar 26
Op-Ed
On the separation of powers, religious liberty, judicial review, and so many other topics, it is Justice Antonin Scalia’s originalist vision that now guides judges, lawyers, and elected officials.
BY Robert Doar ON 31 Mar 26
Post
At AEI, John will be remembered as a thoughtful counselor and generous supporter whose practical wisdom strengthened the Institute’s work. We are better for having known him, and he will be greatly missed.
BY Robert Doar ON 16 Mar 26
Multimedia
As part of AEI’s two-day symposium, “Justice Antonin Scalia’s Legacy: 10 Years Later,” AEI President Robert Doar interviewed Danielle Sassoon, a former law clerk for Justice Scalia and former Assistant US Attorney for the Southern...
BY Robert Doar + Danielle Sassoon ON 13 Feb 26
Op-Ed
The civil-rights movement succeeded because federal agents and protesters alike showed restraint. Officials in Minneapolis, St. Paul and Washington could learn a few lessons from the civil-rights movement of the 1960s. Federal efforts to uphold...
BY Robert Doar ON 27 Jan 26
Press
For Immediate Release: Washington, DC (January 8, 2025)—American Enterprise Institute (AEI) President Robert Doar announced today the establishment of the Ravenel Curry Chairs in Civic Thought and the Daniel C. Searle Chair. AEI Senior Fellows...
BY Robert Doar + Jenna Silber Storey + Benjamin Storey + et al. ON 8 Jan 26
Post
This message from AEI Chairman Daniel A. D’Aniello and AEI President Robert Doar introduces AEI’s 2025 Annual Report. Read the full report here. The American Enterprise Institute was founded in 1938 to advance the cause...
BY Robert Doar + Daniel A. D'Aniello ON 31 Mar 26
Op-Ed
On the separation of powers, religious liberty, judicial review, and so many other topics, it is Justice Antonin Scalia’s originalist vision that now guides judges, lawyers, and elected officials.
BY Robert Doar ON 31 Mar 26
Post
At AEI, John will be remembered as a thoughtful counselor and generous supporter whose practical wisdom strengthened the Institute’s work. We are better for having known him, and he will be greatly missed.
BY Robert Doar ON 16 Mar 26
Op-Ed
The civil-rights movement succeeded because federal agents and protesters alike showed restraint. Officials in Minneapolis, St. Paul and Washington could learn a few lessons from the civil-rights movement of the 1960s. Federal efforts to uphold...
BY Robert Doar ON 27 Jan 26
Post
In order to avoid even the appearance of impropriety, this morning AEI refunded TikTok the $1,500 cost of their two seats. Our scholars have been at the forefront of alerting the Congress, the executive branch, and the American public to the dangers of Chinese influence operations and espionage through TikTok.
BY Robert Doar ON 18 Nov 25
Post
If Republicans want to have an electoral future, to win back their 2024 supporters and expand their coalition in the future, they need to make sure voters from all backgrounds feel welcome in the party. We know foreign-born American citizens and their children are attracted to Republicans’ perspective on work, family, faith, and country.
BY Robert Doar ON 7 Nov 25
Speech
AEI Annual Dinner
On November 17, 2025, American Enterprise Institute President Robert Doar awarded Gordon S. Wood, renowned historian and professor of history emeritus at Brown University, the highest honor bestowed by the Institute.
BY Robert Doar + Gordon S. Wood ON 17 Nov 25
Special Feature
The United States and the American Enterprise Institute lost a great leader, patriot, and friend on Monday morning with the passing of Vice President Richard Cheney.
BY Robert Doar + Yuval Levin + Kori Schake + et al. ON 4 Nov 25
Report
The following is a foreword written by Robert Doar for the AEI report “Bobby Kennedy, Liberal Patriot: What RFK’s Approach Could Teach Political Leaders Today” written by Richard D. Kahlenberg and Ruy Teixeira. As my...
BY Robert Doar ON 14 Jul 25
Speech
AEI Annual Dinner
American Enterprise Institute President Robert Doar awarded Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell the highest honor bestowed by the Institute, on November 12, 2024.
BY Robert Doar + Mitch McConnell ON 12 Nov 24
Journal Publication
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
The Child Support Enforcement (CSE) system is important in providing resources to children who live apart from one of their parents. This is especially true in poor households. In this paper, we summarize the case...
BY Robert Doar + Maria Cancian ON 17 Jun 24
Report
American Enterprise Institute
Individual opportunity, market-based solutions, and rigorous accountability were the key to New York City's revitalization in the 1990s and 2000s.
BY Robert Doar ON 14 Nov 23
Event
Policymakers, economic experts, and fiscal movement reform leaders will discuss the scale of and solutions to America’s spiraling public debt—including a state-led campaign for a balanced budget amendment.
BY Robert Doar ON 27 Mar 26
Event
Please join the American Enterprise Institute and Warsaw Freedom Institute for a conversation about the rising importance of Northeastern Europe for the United States—not just as a region but also as a coherent geopolitical bloc.
BY Dalibor Rohac + Robert Doar + Heather A. Conley + et al. ON 26 Feb 26
Event
AEI’s Chris Miller and Darío Gil of the US Department of Energy will discuss how federal investment has made AI central to scientific discovery and whether it now represents a critical strategic capability.
BY Chris Miller + Robert Doar ON 10 Feb 26
Event
Event Summary On January 13, AEI’s Kori Schake argued that American civil-military relations are best understood through the founding era, not abstract theory. She rejected Samuel P. Huntington’s The Soldier and the State: The Theory...
BY Robert Doar + Kori Schake ON 18 Dec 25
Event
Please join the American Enterprise Institute for a symposium cosponsored with the Ethics & Public Policy Center on Justice Antonin Scalia’s legacy 10 years since his death.
BY J. Joel Alicea + Robert Doar + Robert P. George + et al. ON 25 Nov 25
Event
Structured around In Covid’s Wake, this flagship event hosted by AEI and Johns Hopkins University features discussions with diverse experts examining pandemic health outcomes, policy responses, and lessons to strengthen future public health preparedness.
BY Robert Doar + Yuval Levin + M. Anthony Mills + et al. ON 14 Oct 25
Multimedia
As part of AEI’s two-day symposium, “Justice Antonin Scalia’s Legacy: 10 Years Later,” AEI President Robert Doar interviewed Danielle Sassoon, a former law clerk for Justice Scalia and former Assistant US Attorney for the Southern...
BY Robert Doar + Danielle Sassoon ON 13 Feb 26
Multimedia
AEI President Robert Doar spoke at Princeton on October 22, 2025, about the qualities that defined his father’s, John Doar, career in public service, followed by a conversation with historian Kevin Kruse.
BY Robert Doar ON 3 Nov 25
Multimedia
AEI President Robert Doar joins Brookings Institution President Cecilia Elena Rouse to review the various topics explored throughout the duration of the conference, exploring how social mobility might be promoted today and in the future.
BY Robert Doar + Cecilia Elena Rouse ON 16 Oct 25
Podcast
Michigan Review
In its first-ever podcast recording, The Michigan Review sits down with Robert Doar, president of the American Enterprise Institute. Hosted by Luca Desanto and filmed before a live audience, this conversation tackles America’s uncertain poverty...
BY Robert Doar ON 15 Oct 25
Multimedia
A discussion between American Enterprise Institute President Robert Doar, AEI Senior Fellow Benjamin Storey, and Weidenbaum Center Director Andrew Reeves exploring how universities can cultivate civic knowledge in ways that foster viewpoint diversity, protect free...
BY Benjamin Storey + Robert Doar + Andrew Reeves ON 5 Sep 25
Podcast
One on One with Robert Doar
Mike Pence, 48th Vice President of the United States, joins Robert to assess the first 100 days of President Trump’s second term. They discuss tariffs, the Middle East, Ukraine, and the differences from Trump’s first...
BY Robert Doar + Mike Pence ON 16 May 25
