Tom Guevara has been named the director of the Indiana University Public Policy Institute, located at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. He spent the past six years as deputy assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration. In his role there, Guevara led the federal economic development agenda, promoting innovation and competitiveness to help U.S. workers and businesses compete globally.
Guevara says his vision for the institute is to not only continue supporting research that results in effective policies that improve the quality of life for Indiana residents, but also make the IU Public Policy Institute a national leader in the areas of specialty that it currently has in its portfolio. He says the best policies are “context neutral” and can be applied regardless of location.
“I’ve found that while policies are customized to individual cities, states or communities, underneath the policy are both an analysis and some recommended solutions that can carry over to a lot of different places,” Guevara said. “To the extent that we develop policies that can address the problems Hoosiers face, I would hope that many of those same policies and solutions could be applied in other parts of the country that face similar challenges.”
More information about Guevara and his appointment as director of the IU Public Policy Institute is available here.
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