Over the course of over 30 years, as a principal with Barrett and Greene, (along with NAPA Fellow Katherine Barrett I have dedicated my career to analysis, research and writing about state and local governments. I have become a nationally-recognized authority in a host of topics including budgeting and finance; human resources and workforce management; procurement; tax systems, pensions, infrastructure, contracting, data use, and notably performance management.
NAPA Fellow Peter Harkness, founder of Governing Magazine, has described Katherine and myself as "by far the most experienced journalists in the country covering public performance." NAPA Fellow, Michael Jacobson, deputy director of performance and strategy at the King County Office of Performance Strategy and Budget commented that "Katherine and Rich have been covering state and local government management issues for so many years that there are few people they don't know, few issues they haven't covered and few concepts that are new to them." And NAPA Fellow Chris Morrill, executive director of the Government Finance Officers Association, called Katherine and myself "the dynamic duo of good government."
History of Employment
Position
Division
Organization
Start
End
Principal
Barrett and Greene, Inc.
1982
Current
Columnist, Sr. Advisor andco-chair of Advisory Board
Route Fifty
2019
Senior Advisor
Government Finance Research Center, University of Illinois, Chicago
2018
Columnist and Advisor
Government Finance Officers Association
2019
Chair
Center for Accountability and Performance at ASPA
2017
Co-editor of Commentary Section
International Journal of Public Administration
2022
Visiting Fellow
IBM Center for the Business of Government
2019
Special Project Consultant
Volcker Alliance
2014
