Merl Hackbart

Provost Distinguished Service Professor of Finance and Public Administration, Martin School of Public Policy & Administration, University of Kentucky. Former positions at UK: Interim Director, Martin School of Public Policy and Administration; Interim Dean, Gatton College of Business and Economics; Associate Dean for Administration and Academic Affairs, Gatton College of Business and Economics; Special Assistant to the Chancellor; Director, James W. Martin School of Public Administration; Director, Center for Public Affairs, College of Business and Economics; Associate Professor, Economics and Public Administration. Former Senior Policy Advisor, Kentucky Governor's Office; State Budget Director and Deputy Secretary of Finance and Administration Cabinet, Commonwealth of Kentucky; Deputy Secretary, South Dakota Department of Transportation; Visiting Professor, Economics, Kansas State University; Director, Economic Analysis, South Dakota State Planning Office; Assistant Professor, Economics, University of Wyoming; Captain, U.S. Army, United States Army Electronics Command, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. Former positions with Governor's Office for Policy and Management: Special Assistant for Policy Management; State Budget Director.