On Wednesday, Scioto Analysis Principal Rob Moore was elected president of Gross National Happiness USA, a non-profit organization with a mission to increase personal happiness and our collective wellbeing by changing how we measure progress and success.
“Scioto Analysis’s mission is Gross National Happiness USA’s mission—helping improve public policy by helping policymakers understand the impacts of their decisions,” said Moore. “This is a natural fit.”
Moore has been a board member for Gross National Happiness USA since 2018 and Scioto Analysis published its first genuine progress indicator study, Ohio’s Economy: 2009-2016, in conjunction with Gross National Happiness USA.
Moore will lead GNHUSA as it executes its strategic plan, which comprises of gathering data that contributes to measures of wellbeing, advocating for the use of holistic measures of wellbeing by promoting data-driven approaches, working with decision-makers to facilitate policies based on wellbeing, and engaging with individuals and organizations to build a nationwide effort for better metrics.
His term will be begin July 1st, 2020.