Dr. Benjamin M. Brunjes is Assistant Professor at the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington. He is a public management specialist whose academic research is focused on managerial complexity, including networks, contracts, and grants. These issues have gained widespread attention over the past few decades. Under the rationale that more competition lowers costs and deters corruption, most research of these mechanisms occurs within a business context. Little work on public sector implications has been done to this point. Ultimately, Ben aims to provide government with research and information that improves how to use these tools so that managers can improve accountability, equity, and efficiency.
Ben holds a B.A. in American Politics from the University of Virginia (2005), a Graduate Certificate in Public Health Information Systems and Informatics from the University of Maryland (2010), an MPA from the University of Georgia (2012), and a Ph.D. in Public Administration from the University of Georgia.