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Grand Challenge News Feb 23, 2021

Thoughts from Our Fellows: Connect Individuals to Meaningful Work

Welcome to Thoughts from Our Fellows, a collection of recent activity regarding the Academy's Grand Challenge of each Month. In February, the Academy focused on Connecting Individuals to Meaningful Work. Below you will f…

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General News Feb 7, 2021

Meet Our Fellows: David Gragan ('19)

1. Who or what inspired you to work in public service? I am the son of a career Marine, growing up on military bases across the United States and overseas. My father and mother and the parents of all my friends were in …

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General News Feb 1, 2021

Meet Our Fellows: Lisa Gordon ('16)

President and CEO, Atlanta Habitat for Humanity Who or what inspired you to work in public service? Some of my most memorable experiences growing up were working on community projects in my hometown of North Babylon, N…

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General News Jan 24, 2021

Meet Our Fellows: Michael Jacobson ('19)

Deputy Director - Performance and Strategy at King County Office of Performance, Strategy and Budget Who or what inspired you to work in public service? My dad was a career officer in the Coast Guard and his dad was a …

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General News Jan 19, 2021

Meet Our Fellows: Janine Davidson ('19)

Janine Davidson, PhD. President, Metropolitan State University of Denver Who or what inspired you to work in public service? It’s just what we do in my family. My father was in the Navy and I grew up mostly outside DC,…

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General News Jan 3, 2021

Meet Our Fellows: Chavonda Jacobs-Young ('19)

Dr. Chavonda Jacobs-Young has served as Administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s chief scientific in-house research agency since February 2014. She also is currently Acting Chief Scientist of the USDA. Prev…

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Grand Challenge News Dec 28, 2020

Virtual Roundtable on Advancing National Interests in a Changing Global Context

As the global landscape continues to change, it is vital for the United States of America to engage in the international community. Academy Fellows Arnie Fields and Irving Williamson and the Academy Director of Strategic…

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General News Dec 20, 2020

Meet Our Fellows: Beth Gazley ('19)

Professor Beth Gazley is co-founder of the Indiana University Environmental Resilience Institute and co-principal investigator on Prepared for Environmental Change, a Grand Challenge research program at IU. Her focus is …

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General News Dec 6, 2020

Meet Our Fellows: Dr. Louis Uccellini ('19)

Dr. Louis W. Uccellini is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Assistant Administrator for Weather Services, and Director of the National Weather Service. In this role, he is responsible for the day-to-d…

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Grand Challenge News Nov 30, 2020

Virtual Roundtable on Making Government AI Ready

The public sector in the United States is at the very beginning of a long-term journey to develop and harness Artificial Intelligence tools to process huge amounts of data in seconds, automating tasks that would take day…

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General News Nov 29, 2020

Meet Our Fellows: David Grant ('19)

Mr. Grant is a senior executive with over 34 years of experience in procurement, acquisition, program management, and leadership, with 18 years in the Senior Executive Service. He has experience in leading large and comp…

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General News Nov 20, 2020

Meet Our Fellows: Dr. Michael Wooten ('19)

Dr. Michael Eric Wooten was appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the Senate to serve as the fifteenth Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy. Previously while serving as Acting Assistant…

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