Transparent Engagement
As a school dedicated to solving real world public problems, we recognize the strong value of faculty
engagement with public and private actors outside of HKS. The school seeks to advance and strengthen
our connections to the world of practice in both its scholarship and teaching. We will continue to
promote and support these activities as appropriate.
At the same time, as a school dedicated to advancing the public interest, the reputations of individual
faculty members, the School, the University, and the credibility of our work itself can be damaged by
potential conflicts of interest. To address this, the University and the School have adopted a set of
disclosure and conflict of interest policies. Such policies aim to balance the value of involvement with
the real world actors we seek to understand, the legitimate desire of the public for transparency, and
the autonomy and privacy interests of individual members of the faculty. A simple summary of our goal is "transparent engagement."
This website is one of many tools available to HKS faculty to facilitate public disclosure of their outside professional activities.
Outside Professional Activities For Jorrit de Jong
In order to learn from and have an impact on the practice of public policy and management, I occasionally take on research, training and speaking assignments with public sector clients. All these activities are within the limits of HKS and Harvard University policies for outside professional activities. None of these assignments limit my academic freedom in any way or form. On the contrary, they are sources of inspiration and opportunities to disseminate research findings and put ideas into practice. In the interest of transparency I choose to fully disclose these activities.
Dutch National Government
– National Police, Public Prosecution Service and Local Government - Organized Crime Field Lab
- Workshops for Senior Executive Service (Algemene Bestuursdienst) on strategic management and public leadership.
- Occasional Lectures
OECD Public Sector Innovation Observatory Advisory Board - member
MaRS Solutions Lab Toronto, Canada - Member Advisory Board
- Stichting Lezen en Schrijven (non profit organization fighting illiteracy) - Research
