James M. Ferris

  • Holder of the Emery Evans Olson Chair in Nonprofit Entrepreneurship and Public Policy
  • Director, Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy, USC Price School of Public Policy
  • Director, Nonprofit Studies Center
  • Professor of public policy
Office: (213) 740-9492

Expertise Summary

Expert in philanthropy and public policy, nonprofit entrepreneurship and the volunteer sector

Expertise

  • philanthropy and foundations
  • nonprofit organizations
  • nonprofit entrepreneurship and public policy
  • volunteerism
  • business/ government relations
  • contracting out of public services
  • privatization of public services

Additional Information

  • Editorial board member, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly
  • Former vice president, Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Association
  • Served as a consultant to a variety of governmental agencies and international organizations, including the World Bank