Fels Institute of Government
The Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania is a graduate school of public policy and public management. Founded in 1937 by Samuel Simeon Fels of the Fels Naptha Soap Company, the Fels Institute prepares its students for public leadership positions in city, state, and federal agencies, elective politics, nonprofit organizations, and private firms with close connections to the public sector. The Fels Institute is housed in Samuel Fels' former residence, a brick mansion located on the west end of the University of Pennsylvania's campus. Academics Fels offers a Master of Public Administration degree in both full-time and executive (part-time) formats. Fels also offers four-course certificates in Nonprofit Administration and Public Finance. Faculty Dr. Robert Pearson: Carnegie-Mellon, Pearson's R (regression)- His model was not fully specified Hon. Edward G. Rendell: Former Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky: CEO, Women's Campaign International; Former Member of Congress Jim Kenney: Mayor of the City of Philadelphia Stephen Mullin: Senior Vice President, Econsult Corporation; Econsult Solutions Inc.; Former Philadelphia City Finance Director Eric Costello Neiderman: Manager, Cargo Security Research & Development, Transportation Security Administration, Dept. of Homeland Security Wayne A. Smith: President and CEO, Delaware Healthcare Association; former House Majority Leader, Delaware General Assembly Notable Fels alumni Jennifer Beck: New Jersey State Senator, Represents the 12th legislative district David Byerman '95, Secretary of the Senate of the Nevada Senate Robert Bittenbender '98: Former Budget Secretary under Pennsylvania Governors Tom Ridge, Mark Schweiker and Dick Thornburgh, and former executive director of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Kenneth Braithwaite '95: US secretary of the Navy under President Donald J. Trump earned a master's degree in government administration from the University of Pennsylvania, Fels Institute of Government, Peter Brown '99: Professor at the University of Minnesota and author of America's Waterfront Revival Port Authorities and Urban Redevelopment. Donna Cooper '87: Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress, and former Pennsylvania Secretary of Policy and Planning Madeleine Dean (attended): US Representative for Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district, a house manager for the Second impeachment of Donald Trump, former Pennsylvania House Representative Scott Detrow: NPR White House Correspondent and NPR Politics Podcast host Stephen Dilts '96: New Jersey Transportation Commissioner Joseph A. Esposito '06: Former Deputy Under Secretary for International Affairs at the U.S. Department of Education Chaka Fattah '86: US Representative for Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district Matthew Gallagher '97: Chief of Staff, Governor of Maryland Martin J. O'Malley Bob Ganley '72: Former city manager of South Portland and Portland, Maine Wilson Goode: First African-American Mayor of Philadelphia (1984–1992) Richard Keevey: Former Director of the Princeton University Woodrow Wilson School's Research Institute on the Region George M. Leader: Former Governor of Pennsylvania (1955-1959) Rob Powelson '03: Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Former Chairman of Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Frank A. Salvatore: Pennsylvania Representative for the 170th district (1973-1984); Pennsylvania State Senator for the 5th district (1985-2000) Anna Shapoval '04: Country Director, Doctors of the World - Kiev, Ukraine Richard Smith '91: Acting Assistant Deputy Secretary of Education Richard