The Governance Studies program and its scholars are dedicated to strengthening democracy and improving its institutions through research, new ideas and solutions, expert analysis, and informed public discourse.
Brown Center on Education Policy experts

Jon Valant
Director
- Brown Center on Education Policy,
Senior Fellow
- Governance Studies
@JonValant

Michael Hansen
Senior Fellow
- Brown Center on Education Policy,
The Herman and George R. Brown Chair
- Governance Studies
@DrMikeHansen

Daphna Bassok
Nonresident Senior Fellow
- Governance Studies, Brown Center on Education Policy
@daphnabassok
Center for Effective Public Management (CEPM) experts

Elaine Kamarck
Founding Director
- Center for Effective Public Management,
Senior Fellow
- Governance Studies
@EKamarck
Center for Technology Innovation (CTI) experts

Nicol Turner Lee
Senior Fellow
- Governance Studies,
Director
- Center for Technology Innovation
@drturnerlee

Darrell M. West
Senior Fellow
- Center for Technology Innovation,
Douglas Dillon Chair in Governmental Studies

Cameron F. Kerry
Ann R. and Andrew H. Tisch Distinguished Visiting Fellow
- Governance Studies, Center for Technology Innovation
@Cam_Kerry
Race, Prosperity, and Inclusion Initiative (RPII) experts

Camille Busette
Interim Vice President and Director
- Governance Studies,
Director
- Race, Prosperity, and Inclusion Initiative
@CamilleBusette

Jeffrey C. Fuhrer
Nonresident Fellow
- Governance Studies, Race, Prosperity, and Inclusion Initiative,
Foundation Fellow
- Eastern Bank Foundation

Howard Henderson
Nonresident Senior Fellow
- Governance Studies, Race, Prosperity, and Inclusion Initiative
@hhendersonphd