Joshua Franzel

MEMBER SINCE: 2025

History of Employment

Position

Division

Organization

Start

End

Senior Executive and Director of Research & Data Analysis

National League of Cities (NLC)

2023

Current

Managing Director

MissionSquare Research Institute (Formerly SLGE)

2021

2023

Director of Policy Research

International City/County Management Association (ICMA)

2009

2020

President & CEO

Center for State and Local Government Excellence (SLGE)

2017

2020

Vice President of Research (Research Associate in 2007 and 2008)

Center for State and Local Government Excellence (SLGE)

2007

2016

Adjunct Professor

American University, School of Public Affairs, Department of Public Administration and Policy

2009

2015

Presidential Management Fellows Program

Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

2006

2007

Presidential Management Fellows Program

International Trade Administration (ITA)

2005

2006

Graduate Fellow

American University, Center for Teaching Excellence

2002

2005

Graduate Policy Analyst

Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA), Florida State Legislature

2001

Legislative Fellow

Delaware State Legislature

2000

Primary Policy Areas

Economy, Government Operations/Innovation, Infrastructure, Intergovernmental System/Federalism, Intergovernmental Affairs and Coordination, Labor/Workforce Training and RecruitmentLabor, Nonprofit/Philanthropy, Pensions, Urban Affairs

Primary Sector of Expertise

Non-profit

Primary Functions

Academic Faculty, Academic Research, Data Analytics, Human Capital, Information Technology, Intergovernmental, Nonprofit / NGO leadership