Investing in Policies That Improve Lives
Hear from Patrick Carter, vice president and state practice lead at Results for America, and Zachary Markovits, vice president and local practice lead at Results for America, about how they advise government at the local, state, and federal levels to build and deploy their budgets using evidence-based data to reach effective outcomes that uplift their constituent communities.
Experience the Event
Thursday, March 27, 2025 12:00 pm
“ Our mission is to help make investing in what works the new normal so that government decision makers at all levels are using data and evidence to inform the outcomes they want to see to close racial gaps and improve economic opportunity.”
Hear from Patrick Carter, vice president and state practice lead at Results for America, and Zachary Markovits, vice president and local practice lead at Results for America, about how they advise government at the local, state, and federal levels to build and deploy their budgets using evidence-based data to reach effective outcomes that uplift their constituent communities.
This discussion took place at the University of Notre Dame’s Summit on the Opioids Settlement: A Pathway to Hope which focused on how to most effectively distribute the nearly $50 billion in settlement dollars to maximize the impact on our communities and citizens.
Held in August 2024, this summit brought together attorneys general from across the country to discuss best practices to proactively evaluate the efficacy of opioid abatement programs and develop strategies to best distribute the funds. Led by the University of Notre Dame’s Poverty Initiative, the summit explores how evidence-based practices can inform decision making and ensure that the Opioids Settlement best helps those victims it is meant to serve.
Speakers:
- Patrick Carter, Vice President and State Practice Lead, Results for America
- Zachary Markovits, Vice President and Local Practice Lead, Results for America
Meet the Speaker: Patrick Carter
Patrick Carter is Vice President and State Practice Lead at Results for America. Previously, Patrick was the State of Minnesota’s non-partisan evidence-based policymaking manager where he supported executive branch and legislative decision makers in using data and research to improve outcomes. Patrick also worked for the Minnesota Department of Human Services in policy, performance, and legislative relations roles.
Patrick holds a bachelor’s degree from Creighton University and a Master of Public Policy degree from the University of Minnesota.
Meet the Speaker: Zachary Markovits
Zachary Markovits is the Vice President and Local Practice Lead at Results for America. He previously served as Vice President of Local Government and Managing Director of the What Works Cities initiative. He previously served as the Manager of Election Initiatives at The Pew Charitable Trusts where he led Pew’s elections performance portfolio–working with states, counties, and municipalities to use data to drive better decision-making and policy—as well as the Voting Information Project–an open government project partnering Google, the states, and municipalities across the U.S. to ensure that all Americans have the ability to find official voting information wherever they look. Previously, Zach worked out of the University of California’s Survey Research Center and served as a community organizer in the south side of Providence, Rhode Island.