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​My name is Brian An, and I am Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Finance in the School of Public Policy at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech).

Before joining Georgia Tech, I was Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Administration in the Department of Political Science at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

I received my PhD in Public Policy and Management from the Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California (USC) in 2019.

I have Master of Science in Foreign Service from the Georgetown University and Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International Studies from the Yonsei University in South Korea.

My research examines urban policy, public finance, governance reform, and social equity issues in local public service, focusing on the role of institutions in shaping policy and planning effectiveness. My research has been published in leading journals, such as Public Administration Review, American Review of Public Administration, Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, American Politics Research, and Urban Affairs Review. With various methods and analytic lens, my research programs are interdisciplinary, spanning the boundaries of public policy, management, urban planning, political science, and economics. I am a recipient of multiple awards, including the Henry Reining Best Dissertation Award in Public Policy and Management from the USC Price School of Public Policy, the Best Paper Award in Urban and Local Politics from the American Political Science Association, and the Donald C. Stone Best Paper Award on Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations from the American Society for Public Administration. I have also been co-investigator on grants from the John Randolph Haynes Foundation​.