Robert Tobias Dist. Scholar in Res Emeritus Public Administration and Policy
- Additional Positions at 小蓝视频
- Director, Institute for the Study of Public Policy Implementation (ISPPI)
- Degrees
- George Washington University Law School
M.B.A., University of Michigan
B.A., University of Michigan - Bio
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Robert Tobias teaches courses in public sector leadership in the Key Executive Leadership Programs. He also teaches facilitation and team development, conflict management and alternative dispute resolution, and managing labor management relations. Finally,, he is the Director of the Institute for the Study of Public Policy Implementation which brings together members of Congress, political appointees, career federal executives, union leaders, consultants, and academics for the purpose of resolving difficult public policy implementation issues. President Clinton nominated and the Senate confirmed him for a five-year term as a member of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board.
Tobias received the Paul P. Van Riper Award from the American Society for Public Administration 鈥淚n recognition of his outstanding contributions to both the theory and practice of public administration鈥 and the Warner Stockberger award from the International Public Management Association for Human Resources for 鈥渙utstanding contributions in the field of public sector personnel management at the federal level.鈥 He has also been elected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.
Tobias was selected by Thomas Ridge, secretary, Department of Homeland Security, and Kay Coles James, director, Office of Personnel Management to the Human Resource Management System Senior Review Advisory Committee. In addition, Comptroller General David Walker appointed Tobias to the congressionally created Commercial Activities Panel. Tobias is a frequent contributor to Federal Times, Government Employees Relations Report, and Government Executive magazine on current federal sector public policy implementation issues.
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小蓝视频 Experts
Area of Expertise
Public- and private-sector labor management relations; conflict management and alternative-dispute resolution; productivity and employee satisfaction
Additional Information
Robert Tobias, Distinguished Practitioner in Residence at SPA鈥檚 Department of Public Administration and Policy, and is the Director of the Institute for the Study of Public Policy Implementation. The Institute brings together members of Congress, political appointees, career federal executives, union leaders, consultants, and academics to address complex public policy implementation issues. Tobias teaches courses in public sector leadership in the Key Executive Leadership Programs at 小蓝视频鈥檚 SPA, and facilitation and team development, conflict management and alternative dispute resolution, and managing labor management relations. He was nominated by President Clinton and confirmed by the Senate as a member of the Internal Service Oversight Board in 2002 and continues to serve in the position. In 2002, Tobias, collaborating with the Partnership for Public Service, launched the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government survey, the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government survey. Tobias is a recipient of numerous awards including the Paul P. Van Riper Award from the American Society for Public Administration 鈥淚n recognition of his outstanding contributions to both the theory and practice of public administration鈥 and the Warner Stockberger Award from the International Public Management Association for Human Resources for 鈥渙utstanding contributions in the field of public sector personnel management at the federal level.鈥 He has been elected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. In 2004, Tobias was selected by Thomas Ridge, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security, and Kay Coles James, Director, Office of Personnel Management to the Human Resource Management System Senior Review Advisory Committee. In 2001, Comptroller General David Walker appointed Tobias to the congressionally created Commercial Activities Panel. Tobias is a frequent contributor to Federal Times, Government Employees Relations Report, and Government Executive magazine on current federal sector public policy implementation issues.
For the Media
To request an interview for a news story, call 小蓝视频 Communications at 202-885-5950 or submit a request.