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Grand Challenge News Apr 20, 2020

Roundtable: Steward Natural Resources and Address Climate Change

As the nation's industry and population grows, it is critical that the public, nonprofit, and private sectors effectively steward natural resources and protect the environment for ourselves and future generations. In ord…

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General News Apr 16, 2020

Meet our Fellows: Angela Bailey ('19)

Angela Bailey is the Chief Human Capital Officer at the Department of Homeland Security. Ms. Bailey has dedicated close to 38 years to public service, with almost 32 of those years in human resources. Ms. Bailey was appo…

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General News Apr 2, 2020

Meet our Fellows: Dr. David E. Lewis ('12)

David E. Lewis is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor in the Department of Political Science at Vanderbilt University. He is the author of two books, Presidents and the Politics of Agency Design (Stanford University Pres…

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Standing Panel News Mar 26, 2020

Inspired to Serve - Final Report

After two-and-half years of extensive research, public hearings, and conversations with Americans across the country, the National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service released its final report, Inspired …

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Grand Challenge News Mar 23, 2020

Roundtable on Creating Modern Water Systems for Safe and Sustainable Use

Climate change, aging infrastructure, and dated governance and management structures have combined to undermine the safety and sustainability of the U.S. water systems. In order to restore these critical systems, the U.S…

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General News Mar 19, 2020

Meet our Fellows: Dr. Margaret Simms ('19)

Dr. Margaret C. Simms is a nonresident fellow in the Center on Labor, Human Services, and Population at the Urban Institute. Until April 2018, Dr. Simms was an Institute fellow and director of the Low-Income Working Fami…

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General News Mar 5, 2020

Meet our Fellows: Stan Soloway ('16)

Stan Soloway is President & CEO of Celero Strategies, LLC, a full-service strategic consultancy focused on the federal market. Celero Strategies is Soloway’s latest step in a career during which he has become widely …

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General News Feb 13, 2020

Meet our Fellows: Steven O. App ('05)

Steven O. App is the former Deputy to the Chairman and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) -- retired May 2019. As a member of the senior leadership team, he served as a key …

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Grand Challenge News Feb 13, 2020

How Government Gets it Right on Privacy

The American public rightfully expects government and businesses alike to be responsible stewards of information. Emerging trends to use more data for enhancing decisions face reasonable tensions with what is ethical, pr…

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General News Jan 26, 2020

Meet our Fellows: Mark Funkhouser ('16)

Mark Funkhouser served as mayor of Kansas City, Mo., from 2007 to 2011. Prior to being elected mayor, Funkhouser was the city’s auditor for 18 years and was honored in 2003 as a Governing Public Official of the Year. Bef…

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General News Jan 9, 2020

Meet our Fellows: David Medina ('16)

David Medina currently serves as the COO and Co-Founder of Results for America. David previously served in Obama Administration as First Lady Michelle Obama’s deputy chief of staff and as the Peace Corps’ public engageme…

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General News Dec 22, 2019

Meet our Fellows: Daniel Feldman ('16)

Professor Dan Feldman teaches Oversight & Investigation, Ethics & Accountability, and Administrative Law. In 2019 the MPA faculty elected him as Program Director for its Inspection & Oversight track. He was f…

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