Papia Debroy is the Senior Vice President of Insights at Opportunity@Work, a nonprofit social enterprise that is dedicated to improving economic mobility opportunities for workers who are Skilled Through Alternative Routes (STARs) instead of a bachelor’s degree. She also serves as a Nonresident Senior Fellow with the Brookings Metro.
Debroy’s published work focuses on labor markets, employer behavior, and worker economic mobility opportunities in regional contexts. This body of work serves as a foundation for Opportunity@Work’s engagements with large enterprise Fortune 500 executive teams, workforce development organizations, talent and education developers and policymakers. Prior to joining Opportunity@Work, Papia served as a Research Director at CEB, now Gartner, a member based advisory organization serving more than 80% of the Fortune 1000. In this role, she researched and counseled large, complex organizations on their workforce practices. She holds a Ph.D. and masters degree from the University of Michigan, and a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley.