The Governing Institute has recruited an impressive faculty of Sr. Fellows: a diverse group of highly regarded professionals with vast expereince in the public sector and expertise in the crucial issues and challenges facing local governemtns and states. The Governing Sr. Fellows provide thought leadership, strategic direction and hands-on expertise in expanding the Institute’s work and in advancing its mission.

Camille Barnett  
Former Managing Director of Philadelphia, PA
and former  Chief Management Officer of Washington, D.C.
Areas of Expertise:
Management, State and Local Governments Generally

Don Boyd
Former Co-Executive Director,
State Budget Crisis Task Force
Areas of Expertise:
Finance, Management

Al Delia   
Former Acting Secretary (left office Jan 4, 2013)
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Areas of Expertise:
Health & Human Services, Education

Bob Graves 
Co-Founder, eRepublic
Areas of Expertise:
Energy & Environment, Technology

Jeremy Kalin
President and CEO, Eutectics Consulting LLC.
Former State Representative, Minnesota
Areas of Expertise:
Energy & Environment, Infrastructure

Michael  Lawson
Principal, Performance Management, Organizational Metrics & Public Policy
Areas of Expertise:
State and Local Governments Generally, Management

William H. Leighty
Managing Partner, Decide Smart
and Former Chief of Staff to Governor Warner, VA
Areas of Expertise:
Management, State and Local Governments Generally

Ron Littlefield
Mayor, City of Chattanooga, TN
Areas of Expertise:
State and Local Governments Generally, Management
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Justin Marlowe
Associate Professor and Faculty Director, Executive Master of Public Administration Evans School of Public Affairs, University of Washington
Areas of Expertise:
Finance, Economic Development

Jack Mc Gowan
CEM Chairman Emeritus of the U.S. Department of Energy GridWise Architecture Council and CEO, President, Energy Control Inc.
Energy & Environment

Dugan Petty 
Former Chief Information Officer, State of Oregon
Areas of Expertise:
Technology, Finance, Workforce

Sally S. Patrenos
CEO, Patrenos & Associates
Areas of Expertise:
Transportation & Infrastructure, Energy & Environment

Harold Tuck
Former Chief Information Officer, San Diego County, CA
Areas of Expertise:
Public Safety, Technology, Management