CED affiliated faculty and staff serve as advisors and administrators for CED system synthesis projects. The knowledge, experience, and interests of these faculty reflect the Heinz College’s interdisciplinary approach to policy analysis. These individuals have engaged policy and management questions in economic development and its related domains from a variety of disciplinary vantage points, with a variety of tools, in a variety of roles including researcher, practitioner, and policymaker
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Lowell Taylor is Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the Heinz College, and the Academic Director of the Center for Economic Development. |
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Greg Lagana is Director of Projects for the Center for Economic Development. |
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Donald K. Carter is the David Lewis Director of Urban Design and Regional Engagement at the Remaking Cities Institute (RCI) of Carnegie Mellon’s School of Architecture. |
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Wil Gorr serves as the faculty chair of the Master of Science in Public Policy and Management (MSPPM) program and is chair of the Faculty Oversight Committee for the MSPPM program in Washington, D.C. |
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Kristen Kurland holds a joint faculty appointment at Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College and School of Architecture. |
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Rick Stafford is a Distinguished Service Professor of Public Policy at the Heinz College, and director of Carnegie Mellon’s Traffic21 initiative. |
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Bryan Tamburro is Senior Director for Strategic Initiatives at the Heinz College. |
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Joel Tarr holds a joint appointment with the Heinz College and the Departments of History and Engineering and Public Policy. |
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Mark Wessel is a lecturer, administrator, and former Dean of the Heinz College. |
Adjunct Faculty |
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Jerry Paytas serves as an adjunct faculty to Heinz College and is Vice President of Research and Analytics at Fourth Economy Consulting. Read more |
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Christopher Paul serves as an adjunct faculty to Heinz College and is a Social Scientist at RAND Pittsburgh. Read more |
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Matt Mehalik is adjunct faculty at Heinz College and is Program Manager at Sustainable Pittsburgh. Read more |
