Derick Brinkerhoff, EdD, Distinguished Fellow in international public management, appointed October 2008, has more than 25 years of experience with public management issues in developing and transitioning countries, focusing on policy analysis, program implementation and evaluation, participation, institutional development, democratic governance, and management change. Dr. Brinkerhoff was named an RTI Senior Fellow in 2003. He has received multiple awards and honors for his published research in social science and policy studies and for his contributions to the theory and practice of international development and comparative public administration. Dr. Brinkerhoff has written or edited 8 books, 36 refereed articles, 27 book chapters, and numerous conference papers, and is a sought-after speaker for conferences of major international development organizations. In 2008, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development named him to the experts‘ group of the Partnership for Democratic Governance. Dr. Brinkerhoff is North American editor of the UK-based journal, Public Administration and Development. He also holds an associate faculty appointment at George Washington University‘s Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration.