About Beth Blauer

Beth Blauer is the Inaugural Vice President of Public Impact Initiatives at Johns Hopkins University, where she oversees the university’s strategy for its home city, Baltimore. Before becoming Vice President, Blauer served as the Associate Vice Provost for Public Innovation, overseeing the launch and operations of both the Bloomberg Center for Government Excellence and the Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation. Additionally, she is an Assistant Professor of the Practice at the Carey Business School.

Blauer is the founder and former Executive Director of the Bloomberg Center for Government Excellence and Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins. She established GovEx as a leader in providing data-driven insights for city leaders and public-sector practitioners worldwide, collaborating with over 200 mayors to promote data and evidence in local governments. Under her leadership, the centers notably hosted and supported the Coronavirus Resource Center at Johns Hopkins University.

Before her role at Johns Hopkins, Blauer began her public service career in 2002 as a juvenile probation officer in Maryland, where she quickly rose through the ranks to become the department’s Chief of Staff. In 2008, then-Governor Martin O’Malley appointed her to lead the StateStat program, which became a nationally recognized model of excellence in government, later replicated around the globe. Following this success, Blauer designed and launched Socrata’s GovStat platform for federal, state, and local governments.

With over 20 years of experience as a public servant and an international expert on government performance programs, Beth Blauer has dedicated her career to improving people’s lives by integrating data into government decision-making. In 2022, she was inducted into the National Academy of Public Administration.