About the Performance Management InstituteThrough our best practice research and strategic consulting services, interactive training programs for government and private sector managers, and our national conferences on pressing issues, The Performance Institute provides cutting edge expertise in the design, implementation and evaluation of strategies to solve operational and managerial challenges and enhance organizational performance.The Performance InstituteTPI_20a88a2a-d9b2-11e5-8730-7818852546f7The Performance Institute is a nonpartisan, private think tank seeking to improve public and private sector performance through the principles of transparency, accountability, performance and engagement.We serve as the nation’s leading authority and repository on performance-based management practices for governmentTPI TeamCarl DeMaioFounder and Senior Fellow -- Carl DeMaio is a senior fellow with The Performance Institute (PI), supporting nonpartisan, think tank efforts to improve government performance through the principles of transparency, accountability, performance, and engagement. Carl founded PI in 2000, and served as its Chief Executive Officer until 2008. After serving in elected politics, he returned PI to work on government innovation, providing advice to both elected and career government officials on a wide range of government reform topics.Jon DesenbergDirector of Government Performance -- As the Director of Government Performance at The Performance Institute, Jon Desenberg is responsible for developing, structuring and implementing creative solutions for our clients' organizational and workforce planning needs. Jon has led engagements in strategic, succession, and human capital planning with both private and public organizations.Jon Desenberg brings more than 20 years of public sector experience to his current position with The Performance Institute, specifically in the fields of performance management, strategic planning, and knowledge management.Shelley RappaportDirector of Innovation and Evaluation -- Shelley Rappaport, PI’s Director for Innovation and Evaluation, has 19 years of experience specializing in program, organizational, and policy evaluation, strategic planning and analysis, performance management and metrics development for organizations and individuals, strategic communications, and change management. She specializes in helping organization’s collect, manage, and use data to make evidence-based decisions that inform strategy, budgeting, and program design.Performance Institute FellowsPerformance Institute Fellows provide thought leadership, strategic direction and hands-on expertise in expanding the Institute’s work and in advancing its mission to meet the critical issues and challenges facing organizations and governments.Rob CorcoranPI Fellow, Emergency Operations and Transportation -- Rob Corcoran is a fellow with The Performance Institute (PI), supporting nonpartisan think tank efforts to improve government performance through the principles of transparency, accountability, performance, and engagement. Rob joined the PI team in 2015. Based in Virginia, he has worked with the Federal Aviation Administration, DOT, and other federal agencies focused on improving Emergency Response, Situational Awareness, and IT systems, as well as research, training, and program management consulting.Alma ColePI Fellow, Cyber Security -- Alma Cole is a fellow with The Performance Institute, supporting nonpartisan, think tank efforts to improve government performance through the principles of transparency, accountability, performance and engagement. Alma joined the PI team in 2014 based in Washington DC and is widely recognized within Department of Homeland Security and Federal Agencies as a cyber-security subject matter expert for computer network defense and incident response.Ray LehrPI Fellow, Nationwide Public Safety Broadband -- Ray Lehr is a fellow with The Performance Institute (PI), supporting nonpartisan think tank efforts to improve government performance through the principles of transparency, accountability, performance, and engagement. Ray joined the PI team in 2015. Based in Virginia, he has worked with the State of Maryland focused on improving public safety interoperability, FirstNet issues, as well as research, training, and performance consulting.Christopher HeathPI Fellow, Enterprise Architecture and Technology -- Christopher Heath as PI Fellow for Enterprise Architecture and Technology. Heath oversees Institute policy research and recommendations to assist federal, state and local government agencies embrace transformational technologies and move beyond legacy systems to improve services to the taxpayer.Diane DenholmPI Fellow, Education and Policy Initiatives -- With over 25 years of experience helping organizations improve performance and lower costs, Diane's expertise focuses on meeting mission objectives by linking strategic planning with the management and improvement of performance, processes, cost, acquisition, human capital, programs and information technology.TPI PartnersIn our mission to lead management reform in government, The Performance Institute works with like-minded organizations to present conferences with leading best practices in management. Partnerships allow us to coordinate knowledge and resources between groups to advance the most innovative and effective ideas and methodologies throughout government.Government Performance CoalitionThe Institute is part of the Government Performance Coalition, an alliance of diverse organizations united in their focus on continual improvement of the results the federal government delivers for the public. The members of the Coalition work individually and collectively to develop greater understanding of results-based management of organizations and people. Members support programs and publications that promote debate and learning about how to improve implementation of these strategies, help government leaders and staffs improve their skills and knowledge, and offer advice to government._20a88c1e-d9b2-11e5-8730-7818852546f7To identify, study, and disseminate the leading management innovations pioneered by "best-in-class" organizations_20a88d04-d9b2-11e5-8730-7818852546f7ExpertiseProvide expertise in the design, implementation and evaluation of strategies to solve operational and managerial challenges and enhance organizational performance._20a88dcc-d9b2-11e5-8730-7818852546f7Best PracticesResearch best practices_20a88e9e-d9b2-11e5-8730-7818852546f71Through extensive surveys and focus groups, the Institute has created and maintained a measures database for apples-to-apples comparisons of government program results.ConsultingOffer strategic consulting services_20a88f5c-d9b2-11e5-8730-7818852546f72The Institute's consulting services provide access to comprehensive and experience-tested methodologies for government to achieve radical transformations within programs and among their workforce.TrainingProvide interactive training programs_20a89024-d9b2-11e5-8730-7818852546f73Managersgovernment and private sector managersThe Institute offers more than 100 open enrollment courses annually and can bring any course on-site. Intensive, methodology-based courses include step-by-step processes to improve organizational management capacity.CertificationCustomize certification programs to meet the demands of numerous functions in government_20a89100-d9b2-11e5-8730-7818852546f74Government managers are now required to receive formal certification. Certification programs are customized to meet the demands of numerous functions in government, while maintaining fundamental performance management skills.ConferencesConduct national conferences on pressing issues_20a891d2-d9b2-11e5-8730-7818852546f75The Institute offers more than 150 national conferences each year, bringing together experts from across the country to share best practices from their cities, counties, states, federal departments and agencies.Policy ForumsHost quarterly policy forums on the latest reforms, mandates and best management practices_20a892a4-d9b2-11e5-8730-7818852546f76Decision MakersGovernment ManagersAs a thought leader in government management reform, The Performance Institute hosts quarterly policy forums to provide decision makers and government managers ideas on the latest reforms, mandates and best management practices.2016-02-22http://www.performanceinstitute.org/about-us/OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net