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Douglas B. Roberts, Ph.D., Director

Douglas B. RobertsDouglas Roberts serves as the Director of the Institute for Public Policy & Social Research (IPPSR) at Michigan State University. He holds more than 28 years of experience in Michigan government, including 10 years as state treasurer, time as director of the Senate Fiscal Agency, deputy superintendent of the Department of Education, deputy director of the Department of Management and Budget (DMB) and acting director of DMB. He played a major role in the creation and adoption of what is now called "Proposal A." He also served for two years as a vice president with Lockheed Martin IMS. He holds doctorate and master's degrees in economics from MSU and a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Maryland. He has been affiliated with IPPSR since April 2003.
Doug is available at (517) 355-6672 and douglas.roberts@ssc.msu.edu.


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