Leadership

From Dean David C. Wilson

Welcome to UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy (GSPP).

The University of California, Berkeley is well-known for its academic rigor and its long-standing mission to serve the public with pride and confidence. GSPP shares the same commitment and does so by preparing our students, faculty, staff, and alumni to be fearless leaders of change who, together, represent a spirit of shared success and communal support. 

GSPP’s degree programs are led by outstanding faculty of interdisciplinary scholars and experienced professionals who push the boundaries of knowledge and applied practice. Our faculty is comprised of economists, political scientists, psychologists, statisticians, and public managers and analysts who support intellectually diverse approaches to studying public policy. In addition, we have experienced and caring staff to help students navigate their time at GSPP, and a dedicated alumni network to support your future success and help advance our mission of speaking truth to power. 

Using microeconomic, statistical, political, management, legal and information-technology skills to help solve real-world problems, GSPP prepares our students to become outstanding public servants, policy leaders, and creative thinkers. We cultivate an intellectual community dedicated to policy analysis and innovation, with an eye toward furthering justice, ethics, fairness, and results that improve the future of our society. In short, we seek to change the world by cultivating passion for public improvement, a deep curiosity for generating and promoting knowledge about policy, and a sense of altruistic concern for communities local, domestic, and global. 

Studying and analyzing public policy issues can transform your life and make you a better person, but more importantly, it can transform the lives of others and give them opportunities to be better as well. It is our intention to support you as we pursue our shared mission of achieving excellence, community, and justice.

David C. Wilson