Malcolm Sparrow

Professor of Practice of Public Management
Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management,
Degree Programs
Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy
Office Address
Littauer-206
Mailing Address
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Mailbox 57
79 JFK Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Contact
Phone: 617-495-8359
Fax: 617-496-6372
Email: MSparrow@ksg.harvard.edu
Assistant
Camiliakumari Wankaner (617-495-5994)
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Malcolm K. Sparrow is Professor of the Practice of Public Management, Faculty Chair of the MPP Program, and Faculty Chair of the Executive Program on Strategic Management of Regulatory and Enforcement Agencies. He served 10 years with the British Police Service, rising to the rank of Detective Chief Inspector, and has had extensive experience with criminal investigation. Recent publications include: The Character of Harms: Operational Challenges in Control; The Regulatory Craft: Controlling Risks, Solving Problems, and Managing Compliance; and License to Steal: How Fraud Bleeds Americas Health Care System. His research interests include regulatory and enforcement strategy, fraud control, and risk management and analysis. He is also a patent-holding inventor in the area of computerized fingerprint analysis and is dead serious at tennis. He holds an MA in mathematics from Cambridge University, an MPA from the Kennedy School, and a PhD in applied mathematics.

 

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Research

For a complete list of faculty citations from 2001 - present, please visit the Harvard Kennedy School Research Report Online.

Selected Publication Citations:

  • Academic Journals
    • Sparrow, Malcolm K. "Fraud in the U.S. Health Care System: Exposing the Vulnerabilities of Automated Payment Systems." Social Research 75.4 (Winter 2008).
  • Books
    • Sparrow, Malcolm K. The Character of Harms: Operational Challenges in Control. Cambridge University Press, 2008.
  • Op-Eds
    • Sparrow, Malcolm K. "Why Are Dead Doctors Allowed to Practice?" Miami Herald, September 4, 2008.
  • Public Testimony
    • Sparrow, Malcolm K. Criminal Prosecution as a Deterrent to Health Care Fraud Testimony to the Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, U.S. Senate (May 20, 2009).
  • Research Papers/Reports
    • Sparrow, Malcolm K., Ambassador Edward W. Stimpson, J. Randolph Babbitt, William O. McCabe, Hon. Carl W. Vogt. "Managing Risks in Civil Aviation: A Review of the FAA's Approach to Safety." Report of the Independent Review Team, Department of Transportation, September 2, 2008.