Billings is a research associate at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Billings graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a master of engineering in computer science, economics, and data science. His research interests include applied micro and macroeconomics, labor markets, and developmental economics.

As a first-year associate, Billings has collaborated with several economists at the Richmond Fed. He has supported the research of Chen Yeh and Claudia Macaluso at the Federal Statistical Research Data Center in Washington, D.C., studying staffing labor and total factor productivity.