Position Cofounder, Dovetail Labs Role Senior Project Manager, Public Equity Group Website http://publicequitygroup.org/irubinov Bio/Description Igor Rubinov is a cofounder of Dovetail Labs, a social science consulting firm, and a Senior Project Manager with Public Equity Group. Igor was awarded a National Science Foundation Fellowship and has received several other grants and awards for his doctoral research, on climate adaptation in Asia. This research has led to a number of peer-reviewed articles, policy reports and book chapters. Prior to graduate work, Igor was a program manager and educator at nonprofits working with diverse communities including under-served youth and adults with developmental disabilities. Igor is a first-generation immigrant from the Soviet Union and holds a BA in Anthropology from Cornell University, MA in International Development & Social Change from Clark University, and MA & PhD in Anthropology from Princeton University. "I would say that there's a lot of different ways to be in academia, and there's a lot of different ways to be in the working world, so it's hard to make sweeping generalities. But one thing that I would say about what I personally really enjoy about working in industry and the social sector is that there is a lot more collaboration and teamwork. I would say that I do almost nothing alone. That is not how I felt in academia. Of course there's a lot of collaboration and research networks and what have you, but it felt a lot like a monastic labor at times. That became a lot less appealing to me over time and I’m glad there are other ways of working." Read more about Igor's story in our Trailblazers Beyond the Tenure Track Series! Yes, I am open to being contacted by a Princeton Graduate Student for an informational interview! Connect with Igor on LinkedIn! Related News Trailblazers Beyond the Tenure Track: Igor Rubinov *19 (ANT) Upcoming Professional Development Events Jun 16 Office Hours for Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate Students (In Person) Jun 18 Effective Research Mentorship for Graduate Students: Rematch+ (Session 5) Jun 18 Office Hours for Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate Students (Virtual) Jun 20 Tour of Firestone Library Jun 20 Office Hours for Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate Students (Virtual) Jun 23 Office Hours for Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate Students (In Person) Jun 24 Software Engineering Summer School (June 24-25, 2025) Jun 25 Office Hours for Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate Students (Virtual) Jun 26 Connecting Visual Studio Code to the Research Computing Clusters Jun 27 Office Hours for Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate Students (Virtual) Jun 30 Office Hours for Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate Students (In Person) Jun 30 Introduction to Programming Using Python (Parts 1-3)