Experience

JustJobs Network

• India
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President and Executive Director

  • Sep 2013 - Present

  Sabina Dewan is Founder and Executive Director of the JustJobs Network, which she co-founded with John Podesta in 2013. She is also a Senior Visiting Fellow at the Center for Policy Research in India, and a Non-Resident Fellow at the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire. Before this, Ms. Dewan served as a Senior Fellow and Director for International Economic Policy at the Center for American Progress in Washington DC. Ms. Dewan’s research focusses on strategies for job creation and workforce development. Within this domain, her research examines how technology, climate change and the restructuring of trade into value chains are upending traditional employment models and the differential impacts of these forces on women and different socio-economic groups. Ms. Dewan works closely with governments, businesses, multilateral, and grassroots organizations providing critical labor market insights to help generate more employment, cultivate employability, and promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth. Ms. Dewan’s vast experience includes working with institutions including the World Bank, the International Labour Organization, and the European Commission, as well as grassroots organizations in Sierra Leone, India and Western Samoa. Ms. Dewan serves on several global and local committees. She is one of six advisor's to the OECD and ILO's Global Deal initiative. She serves as a member of the Global Challenges Foundation's Climate Governance Commission. She is a member of the Confederation of Indian Industry's National Committee on Skills and Livelihoods; Niti Aayog's advisory committee for 'Vision 2035'. Ms. Dewan has appeared in several international media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Economist, US News and World Report, CNN, CNBC, BBC, Al-Jazeera, Business Standard, Hindustan Times, Economic Times, LiveMint, Moneycontrol, The Wire, The Quint, The Print, Scroll, Huffington Post, TimesNow and NDTV. Show less



Center for American Progress

• United States
• Think Tanks
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Director, Globalization & International Employment

  • Sep 2008 - Sep 2013

  Sabina Dewan was the Director of Globalization and International Employment at American Progress. She worked on economic issues ranging from the impact of globalization on employment to the role of trade, foreign assistance, and monetary policies in raising living standards around the globe. She directed the Center’s Just Jobs Program, which advocated for policies to promote good jobs to boost global aggregate demand and level the competitive playing field. Sabina’s research examines the nexus between economic opportunity and economic growth, development and stability. Prior to joining American Progress, Sabina was a research analyst at the International Labour Organization, or ILO, in Geneva, Switzerland, where she worked on various projects promoting the ILO’s decent work agenda within the context of globalization and international development. She then worked as an independent consultant based in Brussels, Belgium, undertaking a variety of projects for institutions including the ILO Regional Office in Thailand, the United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative, and the directorate-general on employment, social affairs and equal opportunities of the European Commission. Sabina has an advanced master's degree in quantitative studies from the Catholic University of Brussels, and a second master's degree in public policy from the University of California, Los Angeles. She received her bachelor's degree in political science from the University of California, Irvine. Sabina has traveled widely, living in countries including Afghanistan, India, and Sierra Leone. Show less


European Commission
• Belgium
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee
• Consultant

  • 2007 - 2008

International Labour Organization (ILO)
• Research Analyst, Cabinet

  • 2004 - 2007