Program Faculty
Paul E. Peterson, Director
Henry Lee Shattuck Professor of Government
Senior Editor, Education Next
Email: ppeterso@gov.harvard.edu
Phone: 617-495-8312/7976
Martin R. West, Deputy Director
Henry Lee Shattuck Professor of Education and Academic Dean
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Editor-in-Chief, Education Next
Email: martin_west@gse.harvard.edu
Advisory Committee
In 2002, PEPG formed the advisory committee, under the chairmanship of Bruce Kovner, founder of Caxton Associates, to counsel the program on potential research topics, ways of communicating to a broader audience, and other ideas for improving the program. The committee has since met on an annual basis and has been instrumental in assisting the program achieve its core missions. Jeb Bush, Governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007, next served as chairman from 2009 to 2015. Steve Klinsky, of New Mountain Capital LLC, has served as chairman since 2015.
Steve Klinsky
New Mountain Capital, LLC
Chairman
Cory Booker
United States Senator, New Jersey
Alberto M. Carvalho
Los Angeles Unified School District
Mark Dalzell
Capital Group
Phil Handy
Winter Park Capital Company
Roger Hertog
Alliance Capital Management
Richard R. Hough III
Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC
Al Hubbard
E&A Industries
John F. Kirtley
J&J Investment Ventures LLC
Wayne D. Lewis, Jr.
Houghton College
Deborah McGriff
formerly NewSchools Venture Fund
Nick Melvoin
Los Angeles Unified School District
Joseph Olchefske
Superintendent and Education Entrepreneur
Daniel S. Peters
Lovett & Ruth Peters Foundation
James Piereson
William E. Simon Foundation
Nina S. Rees
Senior Fellow, George W. Bush Institute
Patrick Wolf
University of Arkansas
Affiliated Harvard Faculty
Henry Lee Professor of Economics
Department of Economics
Christopher Jencks
Malcolm Wiener Professor of Social Policy, Emeritus
Kennedy School of Government
Carl H. Pforzheimer, Jr. Professor of Teaching and Learning
Harvard Graduate School of Education
John L. Loeb Professor of Statistics, Emeritus
Department of Statistics
Research Affiliates
William J. and Alicia Townsend Friedman Professor
Harris School of Public Policy
University of Chicago
Packey J. Dee Professor of American Democracy
Professor of Political Science
University of Notre Dame
Senior Economist
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Assistant Professor, College of Education and Health Professions
University of Arkansas
Vice President, Education Data and Policy
Urban Institute
Associate Professor, Dept. of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development
North Carolina State University
Assistant Professor of Political Science
University of North Texas
Associate Professor of Education Economics
Boston University
Senior Research Fellow
Heritage Foundation
Paul and Jean Hanna Senior Fellow
Hoover Institution, Stanford University
Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
The University of Oklahoma
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Boston College
Associate Professor; Director, Public Policy Research Lab
Manship School of Mass Communication
Tom Jarreau Hardin Professor
Louisiana State University
Senior Fellow and Director, Education Policy Studies
American Enterprise Institute
Assistant Professor of Education Policy
George Mason University
Sydney Stein Professor of American Politics
Harris School of Public Policy
University of Chicago
Scott and Donya Bommer Professor in Economics
Stanford University
Walter H. Annenberg Professor of Education Policy
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
University of Michigan
Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Professor of American Politics
Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences
Boston College
Chancellor's Professor
College of Arts and Science, Economics
University of Missouri
Director, Center for Education Entrepreneurship
University of Buckingham
Assistant Professor, Education and Public Policy
University of Virginia
Professor of Economics
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies of Geneva
Professor of Economics of Education
University of Munich
Human Capital and Innovation Dept. Head
Ifo Institute for Economic Research
Academic Visitors
Clint Bolick
Justice, Arizona Supreme Court
Co-instructor, GOV-1368: The Politics of American Education, Faculty of Arts and Sciences – Fall 2024
Stephen Bowen
Former Commissioner of Education for the State of Maine
Co-instructor, GOV-1368: The Politics of American Education, Faculty of Arts and Sciences – Fall 2024
Alberto Carvalho
Superintendent, Los Angeles Unified School District
Co-instructor, GOV-1368: The Politics of American Education, Faculty of Arts and Sciences – Fall 2024
Michael Goldstein
Visiting Scholar, Center for Education Policy Research, HGSE
Co-instructor, GOV-1368: The Politics of American Education, Faculty of Arts and Sciences – Fall 2024
Joseph Olchefske
Adjunct Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Education; Former Superintendent, Seattle Public Schools
Co-instructor, GOV-1368: The Politics of American Education, Faculty of Arts and Sciences – Fall 2024
George Parker
Senior Advisor, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools; Former President, Washington, D.C. Teacher’s Union
Co-instructor, GOV-1368: The Politics of American Education, Faculty of Arts and Sciences – Fall 2024
Michelle Rhee
Equal Opportunity Ventures; Former Chancellor, Washington, D.C. Public Schools
Co-instructor, GOV-1368: The Politics of American Education, Faculty of Arts and Sciences – Fall 2024
Paymon Rouhanifard
Timely Schools; Member, Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; Former Superintendent, Camden Public Schools, New Jersey
Co-instructor, GOV-1368: The Politics of American Education, Faculty of Arts and Sciences – Fall 2024
Thiru Vignarajah
Former Deputy Attorney General of Maryland; Former Law Clerk to Justice Stephen Breyer
Co-instructor, GOV-1368: The Politics of American Education, Faculty of Arts and Sciences – Fall 2024
Daniel Weisberg
First Deputy Chancellor, New York City Department of Education
Co-instructor, GOV-1368: The Politics of American Education, Faculty of Arts and Sciences – Fall 2024
Post Doctoral Researchers
Mohit KarnaniPEPG Researchers
Tyler Simko
Government Department
Email: tsimko@g.harvard.edu
David Struhs
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Email: david_struhs@fas.harvard.edu
Staff
Antonio Wendland
Associate Director
Email: antonio_wendland@hks.harvard.edu
Phone: 617-495-7976
Michael Poor
Managing Editor, Education Next
Email: michael_poor@hks.harvard.edu
Phone: 617-496-5488
Nick Tavares
Research, Data and Web Manager
Web Editor, Education Next
Email: nick_tavares@hks.harvard.edu
Phone: 617-495-8575
Rana Zoma
Staff Assistant
Email: ranazoma@hks.harvard.edu
Phone: 617-496-2064