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Mark Funkhouser

Dr. Mark Funkhouser, a former Kansas City mayor and auditor, is the director of the Governing Institute.

William H. "Bill" Leighty is a Governing Institute senior fellow. A Governing Public Official of the Year in 2007, he served as chief of staff to Virginia Govs. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine and for seven ...

Bob Graves

Bob Graves. M.S., associate director of the Governing Institute, is the designated content curator for the FutureStructure initiative and also a co-founder of e.Republic, the parent organization of Go ...

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