Senior Fellow

F. Stevens Redburn

Member Since 2026

Biography

Dr. F. Stevens (Steve) Redburn is a distinguished lecturer, budget advisor, and authority on financial management, government performance, budgeting processes, and public policy with over 25 years of experience as a senior government official in the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Prior to his government career, he directed the Center for Urban Studies at Youngstown State University in Ohio.

As a Senior Executive in the Executive Office of the President (OMB), Steve Redburn advised the President and his senior staff on all aspects of budget, policy, legislation, program design and performance, and regulations concerning major Federal agencies and programs. He provided options and analyses for policy, regulation, management, and spending in the areas of housing, housing finance, economic development, community development, and urban policy. From 2002 to 2006, he participated with many other OMB staff in developing and administering the PART program assessment tool as a basis for budgeting. In 2006, he received the lifetime government service award from NeighborWorks America. In 2020, he was presented with the Howard Career Achievement Award by the Association of Budgeting and Financial Management.

History of Employment

Position Division Organization Start End
Professorial Lecturer in Public Policy and Public Administration The Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration The George Washington University 2004 Present
Former Study Director National Academy of Sciences 2008 2014
Project Director and Consultant National Academy of Public Administration 2006 2008
Chief Housing Branch U.S. Office of Management and Budget 1993 2006
Economist Special Studies U.S. Office of Management and Budget 1986 1993
Program Analyst Office of Policy Development and Research U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 1979 1986
Director Center for Urban Studies Youngstown State University 1975 1979
Consultant World Bank 2017 2019
Expert Fiscal Affairs IMF 2019 2019

Expertise

Primary Sector

Federal

Primary Functions

Academic Faculty Budgeting and Finance Performance Measurement Strategic Planning
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