William G. Resh is Professor and Chair of the Department of Public Management and Policy(PMAP) at Georgia State University’s Andrew Young School of Policy Studies. A nationally recognizedscholar of executive politics, public personnel policy, civil service systems, and theU.S. presidency, Resh brings a dynamic blend of research excellence, administrative experience,and deep commitment to public service education to his role.
Resh previously held the C.C. Crawford Professorship in Management and Performance at theUniversity of Southern California’s Sol Price School of Public Policy, where he directed theCivic Leadership Education and Research (CLEAR) Initiative. Under his continued leadership,CLEAR is now hosted at Georgia State, advancing experiential learning, student research, andcommunity-engaged scholarship.
His award-winning book, Rethinking the Administrative Presidency (Johns HopkinsUniversity Press, 2015), received top honors from the American Political Science Associationand the American Society for Public Administration. His research has appeared in leadingjournals such as Public Administration Review, Journal of Public Administration Researchand Theory, Governance, and Presidential Studies Quarterly. He has secured more than$800,000 in sponsored research funding and is widely recognized for his collaborative workin data science.
As department chair, Resh is leading one of the nation’s top public management and policy programsthrough a period of growth and innovation. His priorities include expanding enrollment,launching online degree programs, increasing research activity, and advancing lifelong learningopportunities in alignment with Georgia State’s BluePrint to 2033: Our Place, Our Time.