Merl Hackbart
MEMBER SINCE: 2013
Provost Distinguished Service Professor of Finance and Public Administration, Martin School of Public Policy & Administration, University of Kentucky. Former positions at UK: Interim Director, Martin School of Public Policy and Administration; Interim Dean, Gatton College of Business and Economics; Associate Dean for Administration and Academic Affairs, Gatton College of Business and Economics; Special Assistant to the Chancellor; Director, James W. Martin School of Public Administration; Director, Center for Public Affairs, College of Business and Economics; Associate Professor, Economics and Public Administration. Former Senior Policy Advisor, Kentucky Governor's Office; State Budget Director and Deputy Secretary of Finance and Administration Cabinet, Commonwealth of Kentucky; Deputy Secretary, South Dakota Department of Transportation; Visiting Professor, Economics, Kansas State University; Director, Economic Analysis, South Dakota State Planning Office; Assistant Professor, Economics, University of Wyoming; Captain, U.S. Army, United States Army Electronics Command, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. Former positions with Governor's Office for Policy and Management: Special Assistant for Policy Management; State Budget Director.
History of Employment
Primary Policy Areas
Agriculture, Budget and Finance, Economy, Education, Higher Education, Infrastructure, Intergovernmental System/Federalism, Intergovernmental Affairs and Coordination, Pensions, Taxes, Transportation
Primary Sector of Expertise
Academic
Primary Functions
Academic Faculty, Academic Administration, Academic Research, Budgeting and Finance, Economic Forecasting, Grants Management, Intergovernmental, Military Service, State Government, Working Capital Funds
