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.
Experience
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
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Policy Director, Michigan Lieutenant Governor's Commission on Higher Education and Economic Growth -
Consultant, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation - President, Flint Roundtable
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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