He received a BA in Government from Harvard University and a MPP and PhD in Public Policy from the University of California, Berkeley. He has been teaching and practicing public policy analysis for over 15 years. Currently, he runs SPPD's Policy Analysis Practicum, the capstone experience for Master's students, guiding a range of student projects for public, nonprofit, and private sector clients such as the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, and RAND.