Stuart Bretschneider

Stuart Bretschneider retired in 2021 an is now an Emeritus Foundation Professor of organization design and public administration at Arizona State University’s School of Public Affairs. He was also a co-founder of ASU’s Sustainable Procurement Initiative (SPRI) and was director of ASU’s School of Public Affairs’ Center for Organization Research and Design (CORD). Previously Dr. Bretschneider was a Maxwell Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs, before arriving at Arizona State University. He was also associate dean and chair of the Public Administration Department between 2005 and 2011 at the Maxwell School. His research has focused on how public organizations make use of information technology and the effects of those technologies on public organizations; how public organizations employ forecasting technology and organize to carry out forecasting activities; adoption of sustainable procurement by local governments; and how sector differences affect administrative processes.  He also has done work in science and technology policy.  His work also included numerous funded projects associated with the evaluation of public policy in the energy, environment and technology areas. A past president of the International Institute of Forecasters (IIF), Bretschneider was also a director of the IIF. He was the managing editor for the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory from 1992-2000.