Jerry Mechling

Lecturer in Public Policy
Executive Education
Leadership for a Networked World Program
Office Address
124 Mt. Auburn - Suite 195-125
Mailing Address
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Mailbox 127
79 JFK Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Contact
Phone: 617-495-3036
Fax: 617-495-8228
Email: jerry_mechling@Harvard.Edu
Jerry Mechling

Profile

Jerry Mechling, Lecturer in Public Policy, is Faculty Chair of the Leadership for a Networked World Program. His studies focus on the impacts of information and digital technologies on individual, organizational, and societal issues. He consults on these and other topics with public and private organizations locally and internationally. Most recently he was author of Eight Imperatives for Leaders in a Networked World and is presently finishing Leadership for a Cross-Boundary World. A Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration and four-time winner of the Federal 100 Award, he was formerly a Fellow of the Institute of Politics, served as an aide to the Mayor and Assistant Administrator of the New York City Environmental Protection Administration, and served as Director of the Office of Management and Budget for the City of Boston. He received his BA in physical sciences from Harvard College and his MPA and PhD in economics and public affairs from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton.

Courses

Fall

  • STM-480 Leadership for a Networked World

Media Expertise

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Research

Research for a complete list of faculty citations from 2001 - present, please visit the Harvard Kennedy School Research Report Online.

Selected Publication Citations:

  • Magazine and Newspaper Articles
    • Mechling, Jerry. "Digital Leadership Moves." Government Finance Review 23.1 (February 2007): 71-72.