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Biography of Dr. Steven Kelman

Dr. Kelman is the Weatherhead Professor of Public Management at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. A summa cum laude graduate of Harvard College, with a Ph. D. in government from Harvard University, he is the author of many books and articles on the policymaking process and on improving the management of government organizations. His most recently published books are a study on how to improve the government computer procurement process, entitle Procurement and Public Management: The Fear of Discretion and the Quality of Government Performance (AEI Press, 1990), and Making Public Policy: A Hopeful View of American Government (Basic Books, 1987). He has also received number of academic honors throughout the years. In 1996 he was elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. He sits on the Board of Directors of GTSI, eSASA.com, as well as the Board of Advisers of epipeline and Frictionless Commerce.

From 1993 through 1997, Dr. Kelman served as Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy in the Office of Management and Budget. During his tenure as Administrator, he played a lead role in the Administration's "reinventing government" effort. He lead Administration efforts in support of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 and the Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1995.