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Nonresident Senior Fellow

John C. Austin

John C. Austin

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program

John Austin directs the Great Lakes Economic Initiative, created to improve the economic vitality of the region. His expertise includes higher education and workforce policy.



Expertise

International and national economic policy, education, higher education and workforce policy, urban policy

Background

Current Positions
Vice President of the Michigan State Board of Education; Visiting Research Scientist, University of Michigan Institute on Labor, Employment and the Economy

Past Positions
Executive Director, New Economy Initiative for Southeast Michigan;
Policy Director, Michigan Lieutenant Governor's Commission on Higher Education and Economic Growth;
Consultant, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation;President, Flint Roundtable;
Senior Policy Advisor, Public Policy Associates;
Director of Special Projects, Office of Business Development and International Trade Massachusetts Secretariat of Economic Affairs;
Special Assistant to the Governor, Office of the Governor of Massachusetts

Education

M.P.A., Harvard University, 1990;B.A., Swarthmore College, 1983


Research and Commentary

Save to My PortfolioBoosting the Great Lakes International EconomyJuly 19, 2011The Avenue, The New Republic
Save to My PortfolioFor a Richer State, Add Investments Into BudgetFebruary 26, 2011Detroit Free Press
Save to My PortfolioDrilling for Oil in the Great LakesJune 10, 2010The Avenue, The New Republic
Save to My PortfolioGreat Lakes are Dead, Long Live the Great LakesJune 01, 2010The New Republic, The Avenue
Save to My PortfolioFinancial Excess Still Claiming Car Country CasualtiesMay 21, 2010The Avenue, The New Republic
Save to My PortfolioFeds Pony Up Toward Great Lakes Water ‘Magic’November 04, 2009Brookings Up Front Blog
Save to My PortfolioAn Analysis of Air Travel Trends in the Great Lakes RegionOctober 08, 2009The Brookings Institution
Save to My PortfolioPlace-Specific Benefits of Great Lakes RestorationMarch 24, 2008The Brookings Institution
Save to My PortfolioAsk Candidates How They'll Help Fix MichiganMarch 11, 2008The Detroit Free Press
Save to My PortfolioGreat Lakes: Healthy Waters, Strong Economy September 2007The Brookings Institution
Save to My PortfolioThe Broad Benefits of Restoring the Great LakesSeptember 04, 2007The Brookings Institution
Save to My PortfolioThe Great Lakes: A World-Leading Bi-national Economic RegionMarch 28, 2007Ontario Investment and Trade Services

Contact Information

jcaustin@umich.edu

202.797.6105

202.797.6105
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