“How to Recapture Citizen Trust in Government”
Tuesday Policy Forum
September 27, 2011
12:15-1:30 PM
1203 Van Munching Hall
Over the course of over twenty years, Barrett & Greene Inc., through the work of its two principals, Katherine Barrett and Richard Greene, has done original and much praised research in a wide variety of fields pertaining to state and local government.
Described by Peter Harkness, founder of Governing Magazine as "by far the most experienced journalists in the country covering public performance," they were pioneers in the field of "grading the cities, counties and states" in management. In connection with that work, they were founders of the Government Performance Project, and its predecessor effort.
In addition, they are columnists and correspondents for Governing Magazine and founding editors of the B&G Report, a monthly e-newsletter (circ: @40,000) which goes to top leaders in government management. They are also authors of a monthly column about government management, sponsored by the IBM Center on the Business of Government. Over the course of years, they have served in advisory capacity to a number of organizations including the National League of Cities, the Governmental Accounting Standards Board; the Association of Government Accountants; the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future, the Center for a Better South and others.
They also have demonstrated expertise in government management generally, tax systems, pensions, human resources, infrastructure, and notably, performance measurement. In addition, have co-written five books on a variety of topics and have written extensively about Walt Disney, Their work about Disney includes two biographies, a television documentary, a CD-Rom based documentary and a website.
They have two children, Benjamin and Sandra.
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