Anthony Bertelli

Anthony M. Bertelli is a Professor of the Politics of Public Policy and Director of Undergraduate Studies at the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. His research is focused on issues of governance, centering on the role of political institutions in shaping public policy outcomes and organizational structure.

Tony grew up in Sharon, Pennsylvania and attended college at the University of Pittsburgh. After graduating with dual degrees in Economics and Business, he earned an M.A. in Economics at Penn State, a law degree from the University of Pittsburgh, and a Ph.D from the University of Chicago. In addition to his post at NYU Wagner, he is Professor of Public Policy Analysis in the School of Government and Society at the University of Birmingham and Honorary Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Political Science at University College London. In spring 2015, he will also hold the Jacob K. Javits Visiting Professorship at NYU. Between 2009-2014, Tony held the C.C. Crawford Chair in Management and Performance in the Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California and has previously served on the faculties of the University of Kentucky, Texas A&M University, the University of Georgia, and the University of Manchester. 

He is the author of four books including Madison’s Managers with Laurence E. Lynn, Jr. (Johns Hopkins University Press); The Political Economy of Public Sector Governance (Cambridge University Press); and Public Policy Investment _with Peter John (Oxford University Press). His work has appeared in a variety of scholarly journals, including the _American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, British Journal of Political Science, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, and Public Administration Review.  Tony is Senior Executive Editor of the Journal of Public Policy, which is housed at NYU Wagner, and serves on the editorial boards of the British Journal of Political Science, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, _and _International Public Management Journal.

Areas of Expertise

Governance

Law & Regulation

Politics

Public & Nonprofit Organizations