Daniel Mont is the CEO and co-founder of the Center for Inclusive Policy which supports national and international stakeholders in ensuring that public policies and development programs foster the full and effective inclusion of all persons with disabilities in line with the CRPD and other human rights frameworks. He specializes in disability data collection, and supporting the design, implementation and evaluation of disability inclusive policies in low and middle income countries. He previously was a senior economist with the World Bank, the director of the workers’ compensation project at the National Academy of Social Insurance, a principal analyst with the US Congressional Budget Office, and an assistant professor at Cornell University. He has worked with the Washington Group on Disability Statistics since practically its inception, and served as the chair of its analytical and labor statistics working groups, and as a member of the team that developed the UNICEF/WG Child Functioning Module and Inclusive Education Modules. His research on disability measurement and the impact of disability on people’s lives is published widely, and he has been involved in training numerous Organizations of Persons with Disabilities, national statistics offices, and other development stakeholders on inclusive policies. He holds a PhD in economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a BA from Swarthmore College.
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