Darrell M. West

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Vice President and Director, Governance Studies | Founding Director, Center for Technology Innovation

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Darrell M. West is vice president and director of Governance Studies and founding director of the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings. His studies include technology policy, electronic government, and mass media. | View Full Bio

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202.797.6481

202.797.6105 — Brookings Office of Communications

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Expertise

  • Public policy
  • immigration
  • e-government
  • e-health
  •  technology
  • public opinion
  • research methodology
  • survey research
  • data analysis
  • mass media

Experience

Current Positions

  • Vice President and Director of Governance Studies, Brookings Institution
  • Director of the Center for Technology Innovation, Brookings Institution

Past Positions

  • Director, Taubman Center for Public Policy, Brown University, 2000-2008
  • John Hazen White Professor of Public Policy and Political Science, Brown University, 2000-2008

Education

  • A.B., Miami University of Ohio, Political Science (with Honors), 1976
  • M.A., Indiana University, Political Science, 1978
  • Ph.D., Indiana University, Political Science, 1981

Language Fluency

  • English

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"Romney is starting to shift to the center. He knows he needs to get independent voters in November and if he doesn't he's going to lose."

Source: The Hill

Digital Schools

  • Digital Schools

    How Technology Can Transform Education

    Darrell M. West, May 31, 2012

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