Trevor L. Brown is an Associate Professor at the John Glenn School of
Public Affairs at The Ohio State University. He teaches courses on public
management, public sector strategy, and organizational theory.
Over the past 15 years, Dr. Brown has served in a management role for
a contractor of the U.S. federal government, a cooperative agreement
between Indiana University and the U.S. Agency for International
Development. In addition, Dr. Brown has testified before the House
Committee on Small Business about the contracting practices of the
Small Business Administration. Dr. Brown’s research examines why governments elect to make some goods and services internally, while contracting for others. When governments elect to contract, Dr. Brown’s research has examined the investments governments make in contract management capacity to deliver desired outcomes. This research has been published in journals such as Public Administration Review, the
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, and the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. Dr. Brown received a bachelor’s degree in public policy from Stanford University and a doctorate in public policy and political science from Indiana University.