Academy 2019 Fall Meeting

This year we had a great time connecting with old friends and meeting new ones, hearing from phenomenal speakers, engaging in powerful discussions, and honoring our new Fellows and awardees.

We inducted 52 Fellows of the Class of 2019. The members of this year’s class represent the very best practitioners, academics, and pracademics. They come from all areas of the country and all levels of government, and they have an experience that spans the public, private and non-profit sectors.

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In November 2019, the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) held its annual meeting focused on the release of the Grand Challenges in Public Administration. The Academy is an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization established in 1967 and granted a congressional charter in 1984 to assist government leaders in building more effective, efficient, accountable, and transparent organizations. The Academy has over 950 Fellows, including former cabinet officers, Members of Congress, governors, mayors, state legislators, senior career administrators, prominent scholars, and business executives.

The 2019 meeting featured an all-star cast of key speakers and insightful discussions. KPMG worked with the Academy to highlight key findings and takeaways from this meeting. Consistent with the meeting’s theme, breakout sessions were held on each of the 12 Grand Challenges in Public Administration. In addition, sessions were held on agile government—a core management issue that must be addressed to resolve the Grand Challenges—and on the implications of women’s suffrage for public engagement today.

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