David Merriman is Associate Director of IGPA. His research focuses on state and local public finance. He is an expert on property tax caps.

Jim Paul is the assistant director of IGPA. He is responsible for overseeing the institute's operations, as well as all internal and external communications.

is an expert on state and local government finance as it relates to economic  development.

is an expert on energy and environmental policy issues. He once served as a deputy assistant secretary of the treasury.

studies elections, political behavior, and political institutions.

compiles the U of I Flash Index, a monthly indicator of the Illinois economy.

studies issues related to the well-being of children and their families.

studies power system analysis, economics, and electric utility regulatory policy.

is an urban demographer who researches residential and economic incorporation of immigrant populations.

is an expert on labor force issues and policies, and racial discrimination issues. 

is an internationally known expert in the field of urban and regional economic analysis.

served as President of the University of Illinois for 16 years. He is an expert on higher education issues.

is an expert on the economics of health care.

focuses her research on racial attitudes and segregation.

studies racial politics and the relationship between public opinion and policy making.

studies the relationships between workplace health care benefits and employee health.

focuses his research on the economic impact of social policy issues, particularly education and immigration.

is an expert on urban economics and real estate.

is an expert on comparative state politics and government.

is an expert on social policies, including welfare, and public health insurance.

also works as associate chancellor and director of the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

is an expert in campaign financing and political ethics.

is the director of IGPA’s Center for Prevention Research and Development.

is a senior fellow at IGPA and is an expert on politics, constitutional revision and tax policy.

Diane Long is office manager for IGPA's office in Springfield.

Salman Malik provides technical support in IGPA's Chicago location.

Sharon Nichols is a Department Information Supervisor in IGPA's Chicago office.

Mark Reynolds provides technical support for IGPA's Urbana office.

Sue Grace Rominger is administrative secretary for Governor Jim Edgar.

Mary Parker Smith is an administrative aide and event planner for IGPA.