About

James L. Perry is the Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Chancellor's Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs Emeritus at Indiana University’s Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs. He is an internationally recognized leader in public administration and the study of public organization management with expertise in public management, public organizational behavior, government and civil service reform, national and community service, public service motivation, and performance-related pay.

Perry, who has taught at a number of universities in the United States and abroad, is the former editor-in-chief of Public Administration Review and serves on the editorial board for Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly and International Review of Public Administration. He has authored or edited 10 books and more than 150 articles and book chapters, including the Handbook of Public Administration, Third Edition (Jossey-Bass, 2015, co-edited with Robert Christensen).

Perry has received a number of prestigious professional awards, including the Yoder-Heneman Award for innovative personnel research from the Society for Human Resource Management and the Charles H. Levine Memorial Award for Excellence in Public Administration, and the Distinguished Research Award, given jointly by the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) and the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration. He has twice been selected for Fulbright Fellowships and is a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.

Perry earned an MPA and PhD from Syracuse University.