Three members of the Maxwell School community鈥擴niversity Professor and Phanstiel Chair Sean O鈥橩eefe G鈥�78, Donna Shalala G鈥�70, H鈥�87 and Paul Volcker H鈥�08鈥攚ere appointed to a team that will advise the National Academy of Public Administration鈥檚 presidential transition panels. They will provide insights to the incoming administration.
Three members of the community were appointed to a six-person bipartisan team that will advise the National Academy of Public Administration鈥檚 presidential transition panels.
University Professor and聽Phanstiel Chair Sean O鈥橩eefe G鈥�78,聽former secretary of the Navy and NASA administrator; Donna Shalala G鈥�70, H鈥�87, former secretary of Health and Human Services and member of the Maxwell School鈥檚 Advisory Board; and Paul Volcker H鈥�08, former chair of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and member of Maxwell鈥檚 Advisory Board, will provide insights to the incoming administration and identify challenges in the transition.
Sean O鈥橩eefe
The (NAPA) announced the bipartisan team of senior advisors who will advise the academy鈥檚 Presidential Transition 2016 panels, now in operation following the academy鈥檚 annual fall meeting in December.
鈥淭he academy鈥檚 fall meeting this year was one of the best yet,鈥� says Dan Blair, president and CEO of the National Academy of Public Administration. 鈥淲e had tremendous participation from public administration leaders and experts, and one of the top issues was the upcoming presidential transition. We are pleased to announce that a blue-ribbon, bipartisan team of senior advisors will oversee our Transition 2016 panels, which are working hard to develop recommendations that will ensure a smooth transition from President Obama to our next president.鈥�
Chartered by Congress to provide non-partisan expert advice, the National Academy of Public Administration is an independent, nonprofit organization established in 1967 to assist government leaders in building more effective, efficient, accountable and transparent organizations.
Donna Shalala
The academy鈥檚 Transition 2016 initiative is designed to advise the incoming 2016 presidential administration on effective management improvement initiatives; identify and overcome government management challenges; and identify key presidentially appointed agency management positions.
James Steinberg, dean of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, notes, 鈥淲e鈥檙e delighted that NAPA has chosen three distinguished members of the Maxwell family for this important role. Our school and the University have long benefited from Sean, Donna and Paul鈥檚 deep knowledge of and commitment to public service.聽These appointments are a testament to their extraordinary careers and a point of pride for the entire community.鈥�
The public administration leaders will advise the four Transition 2016 panels, which include Collaboration Across Boundaries; Using Evidence-Based Approaches to Improve Program Performance; Bringing Strategic Foresight to Bear in Program Planning and Management; and Recruiting, Preparing, Retaining and Rewarding Highly Qualified Career and Appointed Officials.
The initiative is led by Academy Fellows Ed DeSeve, a former official during the Obama and Clinton administrations, and David Chu, a former official during the Reagan and both Bush administrations.
Paul Volcker
鈥淭he academy has reached out to six of its most prominent fellows to help in providing insight and advice to the next president who will deliver next year鈥檚 State of the Union,鈥� DeSeve says. 鈥淭his insight and advice will focus on better managing government and successfully implementing programs.鈥�
Other leaders selected to the panel are Steve Goldsmith, former mayor of Indianapolis; Alice Rivlin, former vice chair of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors; and George Voinovich, former U.S. senator from Ohio and governor of Ohio.
The academy also is working with the American Society for Public Administration in offering management recommendations and trusted advice to build a more agile, responsive and resilient government.
