Mary Jo Bane

Thornton Bradshaw Professor of Public Policy and Management
Academic Dean
Academic Dean's Office
Office Address
Littauer-320
Mailing Address
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Mailbox 20
79 JFK Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Contact
Phone: 617-496-9703
Fax: 617-496-0811
Email: mary_jo_bane@Harvard.Edu
Assistant
Michael Blackmore (617-496-1074)
Mary Jo Bane

Profile

Mary Jo Bane is Thornton Bradshaw Professor of Public Policy and Management, Academic Dean, and Chair of the Management, Leadership, and Decision Sciences (MLD) and Leadership area. From 1993 to 1996 she was Assistant Secretary for Children and Families at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. From 1992 to 1993 she was Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services, where she previously served as Executive Deputy Commissioner from 1984 to 1986. From 1987 to 1992, at the Kennedy School, she was Malcolm Wiener Professor of Social Policy and Director of the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy. She is the author of a number of books and articles on poverty, welfare, families, and the role of churches in civic life. She is currently doing research on poverty in the United States and international context. She lives in Dorchester, Massachusetts, with her husband Kenneth Winston and enjoys hiking, gardening, and reading novels.

 

Courses

January

  • API-506M Integrative Problem Solving Workshop: Global Hunger

Media Expertise

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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:

  • Book Chapters
    • Bane, Mary Jo. "Pro-life, Pro-family, Pro-poor." American Catholics and Civic Engagement: A Distinctive Voice. Ed. Margaret O'Brien Steinfels. Rowman & Littlefield, 2004.
    • Bane, Mary Jo. "Voice and Loyalty in the Church: The People of God, Politics and Management." Common Calling: The Laity and Governance of the Catholic Church. Ed. Stephen J. Pope. Georgetown University Press, 2004.
    • Bane, Mary Jo. "The Catholic Puzzle: Parishes and Civic Life." Taking Faith Seriously. Ed. Mary Jo Bane, Brent Coffin, and Richard Higgins. Harvard University Press, 2005, 63-93.
  • Books
    • Bane, Mary Jo, and Lawrence M. Mead. Lifting Up the Poor: A Dialogue on Religion, Poverty, & Welfare Reform. Brookings Institution, 2003.
  • Edited Volumes
    • Bane, Mary Jo, Brent Coffin, and Richard Higgins, eds. Taking Faith Seriously. Harvard University Press, 2005.
  • HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series
    • Bane, Mary Jo. "Race, Poverty and Public Policy." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP05-030, March 2005.
    • Bane, Mary Jo, and Rene Zenteno. "Poverty and Place in North America." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP05-035, April 2005.
    • Bane, Mary Jo. "The Catholic Puzzle: Parishes and Civic Life." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP05-036, May 2005.