Laurence Lynn, Jr.

Who is Laurence Lynn, Jr.?

Laurence E. Lynn, Jr. is the Sid Richardson Research Professor at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin and Professor of Public Management at the University of Manchester's Business School. From 2002-2007, he was the George H. W. Bush Chair and Professor of Public Affairs at the George Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University.

He is sometimes referred to as the "Godfather of Public Management", as his contributions to academia and publications are often cited.

Lynn received an AB in economics at the University of California, Berkeley, and a Ph.D. in economics from Yale University.

Lynn is also the Sydney Stein, Jr., Professor of Public Management Emeritus in the Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies and the School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago, where he was a member of the faculty from 1983 until 2002 and Dean of SSA from 1983 until 1988.

Lynn is a former professor of public policy and chairman of the Public Policy Program at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. He has also served on the faculty of the Business School at Stanford University.