Mariel Beasley is a co-founder of Duke’s Common Cents Lab, a nonprofit research hub whose aim is to increase the financial well-being for low-to-moderate-income people living in the United States. Her previous work experience includes Boulder County Housing and Human Services, Peace Corps-Dominican Republic, and Nagle & Associates, a consulting firm for nonprofits and charitable foundations. Mariel holds a Master of Public Policy degree from Duke University, where she also teaches a course on applying behavioral insights to municipal policy.