Adjunct Faculty
Schar School of Policy and Government
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Biography
Michelle Casciato is an adjunct professor at the Schar School of Policy and Government, where she teaches graduate courses in Public Finance and Policy/Program Evaluation.
Her research interests include local government public policy, bureaucracy, budgets and organizations.
Casciato retired from government service in 2023, as a Deputy County Executive for Prince William County, Virginia. She oversaw several County departments, including finance, information technology, human resources, facilities, public library services, and human rights, and was also the County liaison to the Prince William Public Schools and Electoral Board.
Her previous government service includes Director of the Office of Management & Budget and Neighborhood Services Division Chief. Prior to entering the public sector. Casciato was vice president of a large real estate management firm in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area.
Casciato earned her bachelor’s degree from Cornell University, and both her master’s degree in public administration and doctoral degree in political science from the Schar School.