As the new director of IU Executive Education, John Courtney understands the bullet points on his resume may prompt questions. He doesn’t come from a traditional leadership, academic, or training background. Instead, he spent more than three decades working in technology sales and sales leadership for companies like Microsoft, Oracle, and HP. But after a… Read more »
Written by: Nikki Livingston As a Washington Leadership Program participant Julia Hyde, a junior studying public policy and public safety, interned for the DC Homeland Security Emergency Management Agency. She supported security plans for the presidential inauguration, developed the first district-wide Unmanned Aircraft System program, and responded to a major gas explosion that displaced 100 people.
Written by: Thomas D. Stucky, Ph.D. Professor, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at IU Indianapolis Leaders in nonprofit or government organizations are charged with deciding where to place resources and energy to accomplish the goals of their organization. But far too often, they may end up sacrificing critical big picture planning to focus… Read more »
Written by: Chandler Jessup Management & Civic Leadership major When I began my semester with the Washington Leadership Program, I knew it would be transformative, but I underestimated just how much it would expand my worldview and strengthen my aspirations in public service. Balancing my role as the events and communications intern at the Australian… Read more »
Just 10 days before the presidential transition, O’Neill Professor Jerome Dumortier’s work on climate change and the role of agricultural carbon removal was included in the 2025 Economic Report of the President. The report focused on economic trends, action that had been taken to advance economic policies, and future pathways to move forward the nation’s… Read more »
