ERIC SCORSONE
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

Co-Director of the State & Local Goverment Program

Bio-statement - Nota curricular

Dr. Eric Scorsone is an Extension Specialist and Co-Director of the State & Local Government Program at Michigan State University. Prior to coming to Michigan, Dr. Scorsone worked on public finance and economic development as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of Kentucky. He has experience in the public sector and served as an Economist for the Office of State Planning and Budget in Colorado. He also served as Senior Economist for the City of Aurora, Colorado. He received his Ph.D. in State and Local Public Finance from Colorado State University. He received his Master’s degree from Michigan State University and a B.B.A. from Loyola University of Chicago.

Dr. Scorsone’s extension and applied research work focuses on assisting local governments in the areas of performance measurement and reporting, service delivery options and strategies, intergovernmental cooperation and board governance. Dr. Scorsone provides formal training to county, city and township officials and state legislators in the areas of intergovernmental cooperation, public finance & budgeting and general government law. Dr. Scorsone has also worked on international development projects in Macedonia, Indonesia and Thailand.