Kenneth A. Kriz
Kenneth Kriz
IGPA Affiliate
University Distinguished Professor
Department of Public Administration
University of Illinois Springfield
Kenneth A. Kriz is University Distinguished Professor at the University of Illinois Springfield. Professor Kriz conducts research focusing on subnational debt policy and administration, public pension fund management, government financial risk management, economic and revenue forecasting, and behavioral public finance. He has published more than 40 journal articles and book chapters along with a textbook on quantitative research methods in public administration. Professor Kriz has consulted with several public and nonprofit organizations on financial and economic matters.
Former Experience
Professor Kriz served as Vice-Chairperson of the City of Omaha, Nebraska Civilian Employees Retirement System from 2006 to 2011 and on the Board of Trustees of the Wichita, Kansas Police & Fire Retirement System and on the Joint Investment Committee for the city’s pension funds from 2014 to 2018.
Professor Kriz was a Fulbright Scholar in the Republic of Estonia during academic year 2004-05 and a Fulbright Senior Specialist in the Czech Republic in 2008.
Education
PhD, Public Affairs, University of Indiana, 2000
MPA, University of Colorado at Denver, 1996
BA, Business Administration, University of Iowa, 1987
IGPA Research By Kenneth Kriz
January 13, 2022Was Illinois Debt Disproportionately Penalized by the Market During the COVID-19 Pandemic?
January 26, 2021Data Indicate COVID-19 Impact on State Revenue Not as Severe as Feared
May 27, 2020Economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic: State perspectives
April 9, 2020What Policymakers Should Know About the Fiscal Impact of COVID-19 on Illinois