The Rockefeller Institute of Government is the public policy research arm of the

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. The institute conducts nonpartisan research and analysis on state and local government and finance, American federalism, public management, and

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issues. The institute is located in

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, United States.

History

The Rockefeller Institute was founded in 1981, at the same time as the Nelson A. Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy at the

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, as a proposal by then-SUNY chancellor Clifton Wharton to acknowledge the role that Governor Rockefeller played in expanding the state and city universities. Warren Ilchman was the first director of the Institute until 1987, at which time David Andersen was named interim director. In 1989, Richard P. Nathan became the institute's second director. Prior to coming to Albany, Nathan was a professor at

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, worked at the

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, and served in the first

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. From 2005 to 2009, the Institute had two co-directors, Richard Nathan and Thomas Gais. On October 23, 2009, Richard Nathan retired, after leading the Institute for 20 years. On July 1, 2010, Thomas Gais became the third director.

Research and programs

The primary research areas of the Rockefeller Institute include economic development, education, federalism, fiscal policy, and healthy policy. The Institute runs the Empire State Fellows Program to prepare participants for future work in the New York State government.Empire State Fellows Program
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References

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External links

The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government website
__NOTOC__ Institutions founded by the Rockefeller family Research institutes established in 1981 Political and economic research foundations based in the United States University at Albany, SUNY Organizations based in Albany, New York Public policy research