Lawson Mansell is an associate with the Research Department at the Milken Institute. He supports the department’s research portfolio in regional and health economics. Prior to joining the Milken Institute, Mansell worked for the Niskanen Center and Palmetto Promise Institute in South Carolina, where he previously served on the staff of South Carolina’s 1st congressional district. Mansell holds a Master of Public Policy from Pepperdine University School of Public Policy and a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Thomas Edison State University.