April 6, 2011     

Professor of Public Service Paul Light Named to GAO Panel

Paul C. Light, the Paulette Goddard Professor of Public Service at NYU Wagner, has accepted an invitation from the Comptroller General of the United States, Gene L. Dodaro, to serve on the principal advisory board of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).

The GAO is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress. Often called the "congressional watchdog," it investigates how the federal government spends taxpayer dollars. The head of GAO, the Comptroller General of the United States, is appointed to a 15-year term by the President from a slate of candidates Congress proposes.

Dodaro was nominated by President Obama in September 2010. He became Acting Comptroller General of the United States on March 13, 2008, succeeding David M. Walker, who appointed him upon resigning. Dodaro became Comptroller General of the United States on December 22, 2010, when he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

Professor Light has written 19 books, including the award-winning Thickening Government and The Tides of Reform. His most recent book is Driving Social Change: How to Solve the World's Toughest Problems, a study of social entrepreneurship. Light is also a co-author of a best-selling American government textbook, Government by the People.

His research interests include: bureaucracy, civil service, Congress, entitlement programs, executive branch, government reform, nonprofit effectiveness, organizational change, and the political appointment process.

The GAO Advisory Board is the most influential panel of its kind at the agency, and meets several times a year.

 

 








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