Christina Paxson, former dean of the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs and current president of Brown University helped to establish the organization which aimed to increase opportunities for research and teaching.

[5][6] The current director of the JRC is the John H. Laporte, Jr. Class of 1967 Professor of Economics, Public Policy and Finance Atif R. Mian.

[7] The JRC is also supported by an External Advisory Council, which includes Robert A. Johnson at the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET), Philip Bennett at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and Joyce Chang at JP Morgan Chase & Co.

[8][9] The research conducted at the JRC has been published in numerous news outlets, including Barron's, MarketWatch, The Washington Post, and Institutional Investor.

[19] Atif Mian, Director of the JRC and Professor of Economics and of Public Affairs, runs the Washington Center Grant research project.

Organized by Motohiro Yogo (Princeton) and Ralph S. Koijen (New York University), the workshop focuses on the importance of the insurance sector in understanding market incentives, pricing, and asset allocation.

It aims to bring together researchers, policy experts, and market practitioners to discuss some of the most pressing economic issues in the current world.

Past topics including "Escalating Risks: China's Economy, Society and Financial System" and "The Future of Globalization: Trade, Finance and Politics."