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Stéphane Lavertu is the incoming Associate Director of the Chase Center, August 2026. He also is Professor of Public Policy at The Ohio State University with a joint appointment in the Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society and in the John Glenn College of Public Affairs. His research and teaching focus on K-12 education policy and governance, public policy analysis and evaluation, public administration, and political economy.
He is passionate about conducting policy-relevant research, particularly to help improve K-12 education here in Ohio. He regularly conducts such research in collaboration with schools, nonprofit think tanks, and state and local governments.
He has a bachelor’s degree in political science from The Ohio State University, a master’s degree in education from Stanford University, and a doctorate in political science from the University of Wisconsin.