Faculty Profiles

Wade Graham

Wade Graham

Adjunct Faculty

Wade Graham has written widely on issues and policies related to urban life that have appeared frequently in the Los Angeles Times, the New Yorker, and Harper's, among others.

Learn More about Wade Graham

Robert Kaufman

Robert Kaufman

Robert and Katheryn Dockson Professor of Public Policy

Robert G. Kaufman is a political scientist specializing in American foreign policy, national security, international relations, and various aspects of American politics.

Learn More about Robert Kaufman

Christian McGuigan

Christian McGuigan

Adjunct Faculty

Christian McGuigan is currently Vice President of Integrated Content Strategy at Participant Media, a leading media company dedicated to entertainment that inspires and compels social change.

Learn More about Christian McGuigan

Jonathan Reichental

Jonathan Reichental

Dr. Jonathan Reichental is the CEO of Human Future, a global business and technology education, advisory, and investment firm. He is the former Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the City of Palo...

Learn More about Jonathan Reichental

Dan Schnur

Dan Schnur

Adjunct Faculty

Dan Schnur is a professor at the University of Southern California's Annenberg School of Communications and the University of California, Berkeley, Institute of Governmental Studies. He has been...

Learn More about Dan Schnur

Hanna Skandera

Hanna Skandera

Visiting Professor of Education Policy and Impact

Hanna Skandera is CEO of Mile High Strategies and has more than two decades of executive leadership experience in a variety of national and state-level private, public, and nonprofit organizations.

Learn More about Hanna Skandera

Michael Shires

Michael Shires

Associate Dean for Strategy and Special Projects

Mike Shires is associate dean for strategy and special projects and an associate professor of public policy at the Pepperdine School of Public Policy. Shires has a long record of success finding new...

Learn More about Michael Shires

Kurt Wilson

Kurt Wilson

With over 25 years of senior government experience, Dr. Kurt Wilson is a local government advocate, researcher, and educator who is best known as the city manager during Stockton’s journey from being...

Learn More about Kurt Wilson