LyLena D. Estabine is a Policy Researcher at the Illinois Policy Institute, specializing in pension reform, housing affordability, and poverty alleviation. Her work has appeared in popular outlets like the Chicago Sun-Times, Crain’s Chicago Business, and Real Clear Markets.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Data Analytics from Harvard University. Her award-winning honors thesis, “Shaping Chicago,” used mixed-methods research to examine how ownership and trust among residents and planners shape urban development in Chicago.