Valerie Jarrett, a former senior advisor to President Barack Obama, recounted fond memories of her time at the White House and expressed optimism that today’s political climate would improve at an event hosted by the Fels Institute of Government.

Fels Institute of Government is delighted to welcome Mindy Zacharjasz, our new Director of the Master of Public Administration program, effective Friday, August 30.

Mindy has been serving in an interim role at Fels since May. Before that, she was a senior consultant to the College of Liberal and Professional Studies, supporting new initiatives in online leadership programming.

Anuj Gupta (MGA/JD ’03) navigates complex public systems to manage Philadelphia’s iconic market

Claire Robertson-Kraft is inspired by the way Executive MPA students tackle challenges in public leadership

The former Managing Director of the City of Philadelphia teaches Fels students about leadership in local government