Dr. Aaron Krolikowski

AKRO is a social impact consulting practice advancing the use of analysis, knowledge, research, and openness

Aaron Krolikowski, PhD is not currently providing any private impact consulting services.

Dr. Krolikowski has worked for and with private foundations, public service providers, and community-based organizations for nearly 20 years. His practice applies participatory principles to improve the delivery of public/community services, enhance nonprofit operations, and increase the use of social impact measurement.

Aaron has worked for and with research-focused organizations including the Water Programme at the Smith School for Enterprise and Environment, Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, the International Migration Institute, the Technology and Management Centre for Development, and the University at Buffalo Regional Institute. Dr. Krolikowski taught undergraduate courses at the Department of Geography, the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, and the Honors College at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York.

Dr. Krolikowski serves as the Vice President for Research and Data Insights at United Way Worldwide. He previously worked as Vice President of Programs for the United Way of Southern Nevada (Las Vegas, NV) and as Director of Research and Public Policy at United Way of Buffalo & Erie County (Buffalo, NY). Aaron has been working with the United Way network since 2013. He holds a PhD in Geography and Environment from Oxford University (UK), where his research explored how mobile technology influences the provision of public services (water access in urban East Africa).

Selected Publications & Presentations

Krolikowski, A. (2020). The Power of a Picture: Data Visualization for Advocacy and Impact. Partnership for the Public Good; Buffalo Co-Lab, ILR School, Cornell University.

Magavern, S., & Krolikowski, A. (2017). Working Toward Equality, Updated: Race, Employment, and Public Transportation in Erie County. Partnership for the Public Good. Buffalo, New York.

Krolikowski, A. (2017). Leading on Livability: Innovation for an Age-Friendly New York State. AARP New York.

Nathanson, J., Bessel, D., Krolikowski, A., and Zammello, S. (2016). City of Buffalo New Americans Study: A strategic action plan to advance immigrant and refugee integration and success. City of Buffalo, New York State.

Krolikowski, A. and Hope, R. (2016). Determinants of Customer Payment Behaviours in the Urban Water Sector: Evidence from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (Working Paper). Water Programme, Smith School for Enterprise and Environment. Oxford University, UK.

Krolikowski, A. (2015). Wireless Water: Mobile Payments and Urban Provision: Leveraging mobile technology to improve utility services for the underserved. International Water Association, Water & Development Congress & Exhibition; Amman, Jordan.

Krolikowski, A. (2014). Can mobile-enabled payment methods reduce petty corruption in urban water provision? Water Alternatives, 7(1): 235-255.

Krolikowski, A. (2013). Mobile-enabled payment methods and public service delivery in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PhD thesis). Oxford University, UK.

Krolikowski, A. (2013). Buffalo’s Treasures are Worth Preserving. American Bungalow. Issue 78.

Foster, T., Hope, R.A., Thomas, M., Cohen, I., Krolikowski, A. and Nyaga, C. (2012). Impacts and Implications of mobile water payments in East Africa. Water International, 37(7): 788-804.

Favorite Books and Articles

Easterly, W. (2015). The tyranny of experts: Economists, dictators, and the forgotten rights of the poor. New York: Basic Books.

Fine, G. (2012). Tiny Publics: A Theory of Group Action and Culture. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.

Ostrom, E. (1990). Governing the commons: The evolution of institutions for collective action. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Olson, M. (1977). The logic of collective action: Public goods and the theory of groups. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press.

Hardin, G. (1968). The Tragedy of the Commons. Science. 162(3859): 1243-1248.