Richard Keevey is the former Budget Director and Comptroller for the State of New Jersey -- having been appointed by two Governors. Keevey was appointed by the President and confirmed by the U.S Senate as the Chief Financial Officer for the U.S. Department of Housing...
Stephanie Walsh is Assistant Director of the Heldrich Center. She is also a Faculty Fellow at the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. She earned her doctorate in planning and public policy at Rutgers University. She also holds a Master’s degree in public...
Radha Jagannathan is a Professor of Statistics in the Urban Planning & Policy Development Program at the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. Professor Jagannathan received a Ph.D. in Public Affairs from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and...
Ellen Kurtzman is a professor of Health Administration at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. Prior to her arrival at Bloustein, Dr. Kurtzman spent 15 years at The George Washington University (GW) with appointments in the Schools of Nursing,...
Laura R. Peck, Ph.D, joined the Bloustein School in September 2025 as an Associate Professor and Principal Faculty Fellow for the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. She brings an impressive track record of leadership and scholarship. Most recently, she...
Co-Academic Director, Collaborative Center for Community-Based Research and Service Academic Director, Rutgers Civic Leadership Institute, Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders Faculty Director, South Africa Study Abroad, Honors College & School...
Julia Sass Rubin has been part of the faculty of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy since 2003. Dr. Rubin’s research interests include nonprofit and public organizations and processes, developmental finance, and the intersection of education...
Hal Salzman is Professor of Planning and Public Policy at the Edward J. Bloustein School and Senior Faculty Fellow at the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. His research focuses on science and engineering labor markets, workplace restructuring, skill...
Carl Van Horn is a widely recognized expert on workforce, human resources, and employment policy issues with extensive experience in public and private sector policymaking. Van Horn is the founding director of the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, one of the...