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,
Herman and George R. Brown Chair in Education Studies

Rachel M. Perera
Fellow
- Governance Studies, Brown Center on Education Policy,
Robert and Virginia Hartley Chair in Governance Studies

Kenneth K. Wong
Nonresident Senior Fellow
- Governance Studies, Brown Center on Education Policy,
Annenberg Professor of Education Policy
- Brown University
Center for Effective Public Management (CEPM) experts

Elaine Kamarck
Founding Director
- Center for Effective Public Management (CEPM),
Senior Fellow
- Governance Studies

William A. Galston
Senior Fellow
- Governance Studies, Center for Effective Public Management (CEPM),
Ezra K. Zilkha Chair in Governance Studies
Center for Technology Innovation (CTI) experts

Nicol Turner Lee
Director
- Center for Technology Innovation (CTI),
Senior Fellow
- Governance Studies

Darrell M. West
Senior Fellow
- Governance Studies, Center for Technology Innovation (CTI), Center for Effective Public Management (CEPM),
Douglas Dillon Chair in Governmental Studies

Bill Baer
Visiting Fellow
- Governance Studies, Center for Technology Innovation (CTI)

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

Camille Busette
Vice President and Director
- Governance Studies,
Director
- Race, Prosperity, and Inclusion Initiative (RPII)

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

Howard Henderson
Nonresident Senior Fellow
- Governance Studies, Race, Prosperity, and Inclusion Initiative (RPII)