Chris Weare

Christopher Weare, Ph.D., is the President of the Center for Homeless Inquiries.  The Center conducts research, advocacy, and training to improve the quantity and quality of data analytics employed to improve the design and effectiveness of homeless programs.

Previously, he was a professor at the USC Price School of Public Policy where he was the Associate Director of the Civic Engagement Initiative and was the founding Director of the Price School on-line Master of Public Administration Program.  More recently, he led data analytic teams for non-profit organizations, including the lead agency for Sacramento’s Continuum of Care for homeless programs. 

Dr. Weare has wide-ranging experience as a policy analyst and program evaluator.  He has conducted major, multi-year evaluations of a citizen participation reform in Los Angeles and Mayor Garcetti’s initiative to introduce data-driven management into Los Angeles City Departments.

He received a BA in Government from Harvard University and an MPP and PhD in Public Policy from the Goldman School.  After graduation, he worked in the US Congress for then-Representative Ron Wyden (D-OR).  During that year he drafted consumer protection amendments to the bill based on his dissertation research that were included in the original version of the 1996 Telecommunications Reform Act.  Unfortunately, all of those amendments were stripped from the final bill when the Republicans gained control of the House.  He has also worked as a research fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California, where he authored a report examining the economics and politics of 2001 California Electricity Crisis. 

Dr. Weare’s CV may be found on his Linkin page.

Areas of Expertise

• Homelessness Policy
• Performance Management in the Public Sector
• Program Evaluation
• Social Network Analysis

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Areas of Expertise

• Poverty & Inequality

Last updated on 05/01/2024