In his current role, Sebastian Negrusa oversees the ongoing research at WCRI, contributes to the development of the Institute’s annual research agenda, and ensures that WCRI’s public policy research has a high impact for the workers’ compensation stakeholders.

As an economist and expert in labor and health policy, he conducted a diverse array of studies focused in recent years on behavioral health in workers compensation, excessive heat’s impact on work-related injuries, or the impact of the labor market and the economy on the workers’ compensation system. His policy analyses also include studies on health care utilization and spending, labor market outcomes, substitutions across alternative sources of health insurance, impact of military deployment on divorces, or the effect of federal subsidies on veterans' demand for higher education.

Before joining WCRI, Sebastian worked as an economist at the Lewin Group, and previously at the RAND Corporation. He has a PhD in Economics from Clemson University.