U-M provost appoints dean search advisory committee

November 8, 2022

Today, University of Michigan Provost Laurie McCauley announced the appointment of the advisory committee that will assist her in the search for the next Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. The committee is charged to conduct a broad search and present an unranked slate of recommended candidates. They will be working with The Isaacson, Miller Executive Search Firm.

Members of the Advisory Committee include:

  • John Ciorciari, Chair, Associate Dean for Research and Policy Engagement, Professor of Public Policy, Director, Weiser Diplomacy Center, Director, International Policy Center, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
  • Huda Bashir, Masters Student of Public Policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Masters Student of Public Health in Epidemiology, School of Public Health
  • Michael Deeter, Undergraduate, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
  • Catherine Hausman, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
  • Broderick Johnson, Executive Vice President at Comcast and a former partner at Bryan Cave. Former Assistant to the President, Former White House Cabinet Secretary for President Barack Obama, Chair, My Brother's Keeper Task Force
  • Sue Johnson, Chief Development Officer, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
  • Stephanie Leiser, Lecturer in Public Policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy (and AB/MPP '05)
  • Ann Chih Lin, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Kenneth G. Lieberthal and Richard H. Rogel Professor of Chinese Studies, College of Literature, Science and the Arts, Director, Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies, International Institute
  • Jonathan Overpeck, Samuel A. Graham Dean and William B. Stapp Collegiate Professor of Environmental Education, School for Environment and Sustainability
  • Shobita Parthasarathy, Professor of Public Policy, Professor of Women's and Gender Studies (by courtesy), Director, Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program
  • Natasha Pilkauskas, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Faculty Associate, Population Studies Center, Institute for Social Research
  • Kaitlin Raimi, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Associate Professor of Psychology (by courtesy), College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Faculty Associate at Research Center for Group Dynamics, Institute for Social Research
  • Stephanie Sanders, Ford School Diversity and Inclusion Officer, and Lecturer IV in Public Policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
  • Dean Yang, Professor of Public Policy and Economics, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy; Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, LSA; Research Professor, Population Studies Center