Fred Thompson
Senior Fellow

Fred Thompson

Member Since 2026

Biography

Positions with Atkinson Graduate School of Management, Willamette University: Director, Willamette Center for Governance and Policy Research; Grace and Elmer Goudy Professor of Public Management and Policy Analysis. Former Visiting Professor, London School of Economics; NAPA Professor, Georgian Institute of Public Affairs; Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Aomori Public College, Japan; Associate Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, MPA Program, Columbia University; Visiting Associate Professor, Anderson Graduate School of Management, UCLA; Senior Research Economist, Economic Council of Canada; Assistant/Associate Professor, Policy Division, University of British Columbia; Associate Deputy Director, California Postsecondary Education Commission; Assistant to Senior Analyst, Department of Finance, State of California; Adjunct Assistant Professor, UC, Davis, Institute for Governmental Studies.

History of Employment

Position Division Organization Start End
Director Willamette Center for Governance and Policy Research, Atkinson Graduate School of Management Willamette University Retired 2017
Grace and Elmer Goudy Professor of Public Management and Policy Analysis Atkinson Graduate School of Management Willamette University Retired 2016
Visiting Professor London School of Economics Current
NAPA Professor Georgian Institute of Public Affairs Current
Visiting Professor Graduate School of Economics Aomori Public College, Japan Current
Associate Professor School of International and Public Affairs, MPA Program Columbia University Current
Visiting Associate Professor Anderson Graduate School of Management UCLA Current
Senior Research Economist Economic Council of Canada Current
Policy Division University of British Columbia Current
Associate Deputy Director California Postsecondary Education Commission Current
Assistant to Senior Analyst Department of Finance State of California Current
Adjunct Assistant Professor Institute for Governmental Studies UC, Davis Current

Expertise

Primary Sector

Academic

Primary Functions

Academic Faculty Budgeting and Finance
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