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Geert Bouckaert
Senior Fellow

Geert Bouckaert

Member Since 2026

Biography

Geert Bouckaert is professor emeritus at the KU Leuven Public Governance Institute (Leuven, Belgium). Currently, he is Chair of the OECD Network of Schools of Government. Previously he was president of IIAS (International Institute of Administrative Sciences), president of the European Group for Public Administration (EGPA), and vice-chair of the UN Committee of Experts of Public Administration (CEPA). His research interests and publications are related to public sector performance, financial management, trust and reform.

History of Employment

Position Division Organization Start End
Professor and Director Public Governance Institute, Faculty of Social Sciences KU Leuven, Belgium 1994 2023
President IIAS International Institute of Administrative Sciences 2013 2019
Former Director KU Leuven Public Governance Institute 1997 2012
President EGPA European Group for Public Administration 2004 2010
President Accreditation Committee EAPAA European Association for Public Administration Accreditation 2017 2020
Emeritus Professor KU Leuven Public Governance Institute KU Leuven, Belgium 2023 Current
Vice-Chair UN/ECOSOC CEPA 2018 2021
Chair Network of Schools of Government OECD 2010 Current

Expertise

Primary Sector

Academic

Primary Functions

Academic Research Budgeting and Finance Performance Measurement
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