Predecessor Deborah Friedman Successor Incumbent | Spouse(s) Jennifer Steen Name Jonathan Koppell | |
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Books World Rule: Accountability, Legitimacy, and the Design of Global Governance Alma mater Harvard University, University of California, Berkeley | ||
A conversation with Jonathan Koppell: on public service, innovation, tackling wicked problems
Jonathan Koppell is the dean of the College of Public Service & Community Solutions at Arizona State University. He succeeded Debra Friedman as dean of the college on October 31, 2011.
Contents
- A conversation with Jonathan Koppell on public service innovation tackling wicked problems
- Education
- Career
- Academic work
- References
Education
Koppell holds a bachelor's degree from Harvard University and both a doctorate and master's degree from the University of California at Berkeley. His career in public service began as a Research Assistant with the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight in Washington, D.C. from 1993-1995. In 1999, Koppell served as a Guest Scholar at the Brookings Institution while simultaneously holding the title of Markle Fellow of the New America Foundation.
Career
In 2003, Koppell served as Fulbright Lecturer and Professor of Public Administration and Public Policy at Fudan University in Shanghai, China. In 2006, Koppell was named an Associate Professor at Yale University of Political Science and the Director of the university’s Millstein Center for Corporate Governance and Performance. Koppell became Chairman of the City of New Haven, Connecticut Development Commission in 2008. In 2012 the National Academy of Public Administration chose Koppell as one of its nearly 800 Fellows.
Koppell joined Arizona State University in 2010 as Director of the School of Public Affairs. In 2011, he became Dean of the College of Public Service & Community Solutions at Arizona State University, succeeding Debra Friedman.
Academic work
Koppell has conducted research related to the structure and administration of complex organizations, corporate governance, financial regulation, and government involvement in for-profit enterprise.
He is the author of two books: