Public Private & Nonprofit Management

Sound leadership and management are vital to organizational and governmental effectiveness. Schar School faculty analyze the ways citizens create civil society, interact with their government, and participate in public life.

Interested in interviewing one of our experts? Contact Communications Manager Buzz McClain at bmcclai2@gmu.edu or 703-993-9603.

  • Photo of Robert J. McGrath

    Associate Professor

    Areas of Research: Federalism/State and Local Government, Health Policy, Legislatures, Presidency and Executive Branch, Quantitative Methods
  • Photo of Priscilla M. Regan

    Professor Emerita

    Areas of Research: Information and Communication Privacy Policy, Digital Government, Public Policy Process
  • Photo of David Rehr

    Professor of Public Policy

    David Rehr is a professor and director of the Center for Business Civic Engagement (cbce.gmu.edu) and cofounder of the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Initiative in the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University. He teaches Advocacy, Nonprofit Leadership, and Understanding Special Interest Groups, and lectures on how technology can improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the public sector.
  • Photo of Rainer Sommer

    Associate Professor Emeritus of Policy and Government

    Areas of Research: Business Process Analysis, Change Management, Enterprise Engineering, Enterprise Resource Planning, Industrial Organization, Transportation Policy
  • Photo of Jessica Terman

    Associate Professor

    Areas of Research: Energy Policy, Federalism/State and Local Government, Public Administration, Public Management, Regulatory Policy, Third-Party Governance, Contracting-Out, Rules and Governance Institutions
  • Photo of Tojo Thatchenkery

    Professor; Director, Organization Development and Knowledge Management Program

    Areas of Research: Appreciative Intelligence, Appreciative Inquiry and Innovation; Change Management and Organizational Development; Entrepreneurship; Gender; Industrial Organization; Leadership; Knowledge Management; Nonprofit Management; Organizations; Public Administration; Public Management; Race and Ethnicity; South Asia
  • Photo of Stefan Toepler

    Professor

    Areas of Research: Europe, International Development, Nonprofit Management, Philanthropy, Public Administration, Nonprofit/Government Relations in Russia, Global Civil Society, Cultural Policy
  • Photo of Jennifer N. Victor

    Associate Professor

    Areas of Research: Campaign Finance, Elections, Interest Groups, Legislatures, Quantitative Methods, Social Network Analysis, U.S. Politics
  • Photo of Janine R. Wedel

    Distinguished University Professor

    Areas of Research: Anthropology of Public Policy, Influence Elites, Corruption, Central and Eastern Europe, Foreign Aid, Governance, Privatization of Policy, Social Networks
  • Photo of Judith A. Wilde

    Research Professor, ACE!

    Areas of Research: Public University Presidents’ Compensation, Use of Search Firms in Hiring Presidents and Provosts at Public Universities, Education of K-16 English Learners, Design and Evaluation of Professional Development