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Nonresident Senior Fellow

Paul C. Light

Paul C. Light

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Governance Studies

Paul Light’s research areas include bureaucracy; civil service; Congress; entitlement programs; executive branch; government reform; nonprofit effectiveness; organizational change; and the political appointment process.

Expertise

Bureaucracy; Executive branch; Nonprofit effectiveness; Public service

Background

Current Positions
Paulette Goddard Professor of Public Service, New York University; Founding Director, Brookings Center for Public Service; Senior Adviser, National Commission on the Public Service; Senior Adviser, Brookings Presidential Appointee Initiative

Past Positions
Director, Center for Public Service, Brookings; Senior Fellow, Brookings; Vice President and Director, Governmental Studies and Douglas Dillon Senior Fellow, Brookings; Director, Public Policy Program, Pew Charitable Trusts; Senior Adviser, National Commission on the State and Local Public Service; Senior Adviser, National Commission on the Public Service; Senior Staff Member, Senate Governmental Affairs Committee

Education

Ph.D., M.A., University of Michigan, 1980; B.A., Macalester College, 1975

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