LyLena D. Estabine is a Policy Researcher at the Illinois Policy Institute. She researches housing affordability, pension reform, and poverty alleviation. Her work has appeared in popular outlets like the Chicago Sun-Times.

She graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Data Analytics. Her award-winning honors thesis, “Shaping Chicago,” utilized mixed methods to examine the impact of ownership and trust among residents and planners on urban development in Chicago.