O'Malley To Be Visiting Professor At JHU Business School
BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- As Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley prepares to leave office, he's already lining up a few things to keep him busy — the newest is a visiting professor gig at John Hopkins University.
O'Malley, who recently announced he was working on a book, will be focusing on government, business and urban issues at the university's Carey Business School.
"The Johns Hopkins Carey Business School is training students to be both business leaders and exemplary citizens who will improve society and increase value for all stakeholders," Dean Bernie Ferrari said. "Gov. O'Malley's wealth of experience and leadership will be a welcome addition to our faculty and in the classroom. We are delighted to have him."
He will participate in classes with topics in leadership, infrastructure, entrepreneurship and ethics.
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"Gov. O'Malley has devoted his career to bringing data-driven decision-making to tackling our city and state's most complex challenges," said Ronald J. Daniels, president of the university. "His insights and experience will be of enormous benefit to our students and faculty."
He'll begin at JHU on Feb. 2.
O'Malley developed a data-driven management system as Baltimore's mayor in 1999. CitiStat allowed leaders with statistical updates on various department's performances -- helping them identify problem areas and allowing them to fix them early.
He took this management system statewide, when he became governor in 2007. He implemented a similar system to monitor the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay.
"I am honored to join Johns Hopkins University, a world-class institution that has done so much for Baltimore and Maryland," O'Malley said. "As both a mayor and governor, I've worked to make government work better for all of our citizens through a relentless focus on data and transparency. Our efforts got results --- driving violent crime down to record lows, recovering 100 percent of the jobs lost during the recession, and restoring the health of the Chesapeake Bay for generations to come. I look forward to sharing management insights from these past two decades with the next generation of leaders at Johns Hopkins."