ACADEMICS

Faculty

Dr. Eric Daniels

Eric Daniels, Ph. D.
Professor, Business, Government and Public Policy

Dr. Eric Daniels is a Research Assistant Professor at Clemson University's Institute for the Study of Capitalism. He previously served as a postdoctoral fellow and visiting assistant professor at Duke University's Program on Values and Ethics in the Marketplace, where he was nominated for a teaching award. In addition, Daniels has taught at the University of Wisconsin, where he earned his doctorate in American history. He has lectured internationally on the history of American ethics, American business and entrepreneurship, and the American Enlightenment. He has appeared on C-SPAN's "American Writers" series and his articles have appeared in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the San Diego Business Journal. Daniels's other publications include a chapter in The Abolition of Antitrust and five entries in the Oxford Companion to United States History. He is also a contributor to the “Objective Standard.”

John Kelliher

John Kelliher
Professor, Lobbying Internship Seminar

Mr. Kelliher is currently responsible for managing the day to day work product of The Marwood Group Research Department. Prior to joining The Marwood Group Mr. Kelliher was Vice President at Timmons & Company. Prior to that position he served as Chief Counsel for the Committee on Ways & Means from 2001-2003. As Chief Counsel he was responsible for managing the legislative process for the committee. He acted as a primary advisor to Chairman Bill Thomas (R-CA) on policy issues, political strategy and procedural tactics. During his tenure at the Committee on Ways & Means significant legislation was enacted including the Medicare Modernization Act 2003. He has also worked as Counsel & Chief Counsel at the Committee on House Administration. Mr. Kelliher received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University and then served 3 years active duty in the U.S. Army. He graduated from Boston University School of Law.

Dr. Michael J. Collins

Michael J. Collins, Ph. D.
Professor, Power and Values in Organizations

Dr. Collins began his tenure at Georgetown University in August 1981 as Dean of the School for Summer and Continuing Education. As Dean, Dr. Collins was responsible for administering the graduate and undergraduate courses offered each summer at Georgetown and locations abroad. He was also responsible for the various academic and residential programs at Villa Le Balze, Georgetown's study center in Fiesole, Italy, and, for several years, the Office of International Programs.

In 2003, Dr. Collins was appointed Distinguished Professor in the Department of English and Dean Emeritus. He teaches courses on such subjects such as Shakespeare, the American Idea, and Modern British Theater in Georgetown College and the Liberal Studies Program. He also continues his responsibilities for the Villa Le Balze. He lectures frequently in American studies and on Shakespeare in performance, and he co-directs the annual alumni study tour to Florence and Assisi. He is not only on the faculty of the Institute of Business and Government Affairs, but also the International Institute for Political and Economic Systems in Greece. He has published many articles on Shakespeare, modern poetry, and teaching and has edited two collections of essays: Text and Teaching (with Francis J. Ambrosio) and Shakespeare’s Sweet Thunder: Essays on the Early Comedies. Collins earned a Ph.D. (1973) and M.A. (1964) from New York University and a B.S. degree from Fordham College (1963). He served as a Captain in the United States Army from 1965 to 1968.

William Doherty, Ph. D.
Professor, Power and Values in Organizations

William (Bill) Doherty is an assistant director on the Strategic Issues team at the US Government Accountability Office (GAO). GAO is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress. Often called the "congressional watchdog", GAO investigates how the federal government spends taxpayer dollars. He has recently led GAO audits dealing with human capital and workforce planning, continuity and emergency preparedness, agency specific human capital programs and pandemic preparedness.

He has over twenty years of management experience in the field of human resources at IBM. He managed the delivery of human resources activities at major manufacturing and development facilities and, at the corporate level, evaluated business unit human resource plans and strategies. Bill also served, after leaving IBM, as associate dean at Georgetown University where he was responsible for professional development programs including programs in executive and leadership development, business administration, human resources, and organization development.

Bill completed studies for the Doctorate Program in Executive Leadership (ABD) at the George Washington University, received a Masters of Arts in Liberal Studies from Georgetown University and a Bachelor of Science with a major in economics from Fordham University.

“The Georgetown courses and lectures provided stimulating discussions on policy and the appropriate role of government that I know will not be replicated”
Libby Bierman
Notre Dame University
BNSF Railway Government Affairs Office