Richard Reeves
Author, Of Boys and Men, Chair of the Board, Centre for Policy Research on Men and Boys and President of the AIBM
Richard V. Reeves is the founding president of the American Institute for Boys and Men (AIBM). Before founding AIBM in 2023, Reeves was a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. While at Brookings, he focused on policies related to economic inequality, racial justice, social mobility, and boys and men.
Reeves is the author of several books, including Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male is Struggling, Why it Matters, and What to do About It and Dream Hoarders: How the American Upper Class Is Leaving Everyone Else in the Dust, Why That is a Problem, and What to do About It.
Inspired by his own experiences as a father and policy expert, Richard founded AIBM to bring awareness to the challenges facing boys and men today and to develop evidence-based solutions.
1 Keynotes and workshops
Keynote: Why boys and young men are struggling and what we can do about it
Many boys, and white working-class boys in particular, are not achieving their potential. Richard invites us to consider the evidence and explore what it means to make our schools truly inclusive. Richard's vision is not about doing less for women and girls - far from it. He believes that girls cannot flourish if boys are floundering, and that a world where men and boys of all backgrounds can thrive in their families and communities is possible.