Can you be an entrepreneur in government? | Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

Date & time

Feb 16, 2015, 1:00-2:30 pm EST

Location

Weill Hall, Betty Ford Classroom (1110)
735 S. State Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Click HERE to read the full text of Dr. Metzenbaum's remarks.

Free and open to the public.

Shelley Metzenbaum, President, The Volcker Alliance (former Associate Director for Performance and Personnel Management at the White House Office of Management and Budget 2009-2013).

 

Description:  

Dr. Metzenbaum talks via Skype about the excitement of working in government and how one person can make a difference using the tools of outcomes-focused goals and measurement to illuminate, motivate, and communicate.

 

From the speaker's bio:

Shelley H. Metzenbaum is founding president of the Volcker Alliance, launched in May 2013 to rekindle intellectual, practical, and academic interest in the implementation of policy and to rebuild trust in government. Previously, she served as Associate Director for Performance and Personnel Management at the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. Prior to that, she served as Associate Administrator for Regional Operations and State/Local Relations at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Undersecretary of Environmental Affairs in Massachusetts, and Director of Capital Budgeting in Massachusetts. Metzenbaum is an internationally recognized leader in public sector performance and evidence-based management.

To learn more about Volcker Alliance and to view a PDF of Dr. Metzenbaum's remarks, please visit their website: www.volckeralliance.org/resources/can-you-be-entrepreneur-government

Sponsored by:
University of Michigan Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP)

Co-sponsored by:
University of Michigan Center for Social Impact
University of Michigan Nonprofit and Public Management Center
University of Michigan Domestic Policy Corps (DPC)
Citizens Research Council of Michigan
The Center for Michigan

For more information contact Bonnie Roberts 734-647-4091; email [email protected]; or visit CLOSUP's website www.closup.umich.edu

To learn more about Volcker Alliance and to view a PDF of Dr. Metzenbaum's remarks, please visit their website: www.volckeralliance.org/resources/can-you-be-entrepreneur-government