Shelley H. Metzenbaum

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Metzenbaum, Shelley H.; Rivlin, Alice M. (2008). "From Oversight to Insight: Federal Agencies as Learning Leaders in the Information Age". In Timothy J. Conlan and Paul L. Posner (ed.). Intergovernmental Management for the 21st Century. Brookings Institution Press. pp. 209–242. ISBN   9780815715412. JSTOR   10.7864/j.ctt6wphh3.
  • Kunreuther, Howard; Metzenbaum, Shelley H.; Schmeidler, Peter (2006). "Mandating Insurance and Using Private Inspections to Improve Environmental Management". In Cary Coglianese, Jennifer Nash (ed.). Leveraging the private sector : management-based strategies for improving environmental performance. Internet Archive. Washington, DC : Resources for the Future. pp. 137–163. ISBN   978-1-891853-95-1. [44]
  • Metzenbaum, Shelley H. (2002). "Measurement that Matters: Cleaning Up the Charles River". In Donald F. Kettl (ed.). Environmental governance : a report on the next generation of environmental policy. Internet Archive. Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press. pp. 58–117. ISBN   978-0-8157-9866-8.
  • Metzenbaum, Shelley H. (2001). Cary Coglianese, Jennifer Nash (ed.). Regulating from the inside: can environmental management systems achieve policy goals?. Washington, DC: Resources for the Future. ISBN   978-1-936331-34-5. OCLC   670429656. [45] [46]
  • Metzenbaum, Shelley H. (December 2003). "Strategies for Using State Information: Measuring and Improving Performance | IBM Center for The Business of Government". www.businessofgovernment.org. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  • Awards and honors

    In 2002, Metzenbaum was elected a fellow to the National Academy of Public Administration, [47] [48] an honor that was mentioned in the Journal of Public Affairs Education. [49] In 2011, she was named one of the Federal Computer Week's Federal 100, in recognition for her leadership on performance issues. [50] Metzenbaum was the graduation speaker for the Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania's 2013 commencement. [51] In 2020, Metzenbaum was honored with the Getzen lecture on government accountability at the University of Georgia. [52]

    Personal life

    Metzenbaum is married to Harvard professor Steven Kelman. [53] They have two adult children. [54]

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    Shelley H. Metzenbaum
    Metzenbaum (2011) at PPS.png
    Metzenbaum in 2011
    Born
    Shelley Hope Metzenbaum

    (1952-03-18) March 18, 1952 (age 72)
    Ohio, U.S.
    SpouseSteven Kelman
    Children2
    Parent Howard Metzenbaum (father)
    Academic background
    Alma mater Stanford University
    Harvard Kennedy School
    Thesis Making the most of interstate bidding wars for business  (1992)