Center Fellows
The Center's Fellows are drawn from the School of Policy, Planning, and Development, from across USC, and beyond. They represent the various disciplines that are critical to understanding philanthropy and nonprofit organizations, such as economics, sociology, political science, and public policy, and include distinguished practitioners from the field.
Eleanor Brown
James Irvine Professor of Economics
Pomona College
Nicole E. Esparza
Assistant Professor
USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development
James M. Ferris
Professor and Emery Evans Olson Chair in Nonprofit Entrepreneurship and Public Policy
Director, Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy
USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development
Elizabeth A. Graddy
Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development
Howard P. Greenwald
Professor of Management and Policy
USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development
Guilbert C. Hentschke
Professor and Richard T. Cooper and Mary Catherine Cooper Chair in Public School Administration
USC Rossier School of Education
Jack H. Knott
C. Erwin and Ione L. Piper Dean and Professor
USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development
Michael Moody
President
Moody Philanthropic Consulting, LLC
Robert C. Myrtle
Professor
USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development
Jack Shakely
President Emeritus
California Community Foundation
David Suarez
Assistant Professor
USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development
Richard Sundeen
Professor
Faculty Advisor, Undergraduate Program
USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development
Shui-Yan Tang
Professor and Director, Master of Public Administration
USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development
Eugene Wilson
Senior Vice President, Strategic Programs and Planning (Retired)
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
In a remarkably short period of time, the Center has established a national reputation as a reliable source for information and analysis on philanthropy and the nonprofit sector, and a venue where key leaders from philanthropy and related sectors come together to consider the significant issues facing our communities today and in the future.
Jack ShakelyChair, Board of Advisors The Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy