Mark Richardson

Mark Richardson is an assistant professor in the Department of Government at Georgetown University. His research interests include the U.S. presidency, executive branch politics, and public management. His research appears in the Journal of Politics, Public Administration Review, Presidential Studies Quarterly, and the Journal of Public Policy. His work has been covered by The Washington Post, the Federal Times, and The Science of Politics podcast. His article, Politicization and Expertise: Exit, Effort, and Investment, won the Joseph L. Bernd Award for the best paper published in the Journal of Politics in 2019. He received his Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University, a Master of Public Administration from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, and a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Tennessee at Martin.