Dr. Richard Callahan is an Associate Professor in the University
of San Francisco's School of Management, teaching graduate
courses in strategy, public administration and leadership. At USF,
he is the Faculty Chair of the School of Management's
Strategic Planning Committee and serves as the Faculty
representative to the USF Board of Trustees.
In addition to teaching, his recent service and research
includes:
• Director of the "Change the World From Here" lecture series at
USF with prominent Californians speaking on their experience
leading social change at the organizational and institutional
levels
• Serving on a team of international observers for the
Nagano-Karabakh Republic Presidential Election
• Haynes Foundation grant for research on leadership and fiscal
sustainability in local government
• Fulbright Specialist Program grant, for teaching in Istanbul,
Turkey
• Volunteer advisor and executive coach to executive directors
of nonprofit programs in Sacramento
Dr. Callahan has been published in journals including The
National Civic Review, Public Administration Review, Public
Management Review, Public Manager, and American Review of Public
Administration.
He served for 5 years as an appointed local-government official
in Los Angeles County, California and 5 years in New Jersey.
Richard Callahan earned his BA degree in from Georgetown
University, 1982. He earned the MPA degree, in 1987, and the Doctor
of Public Administration (DPA), in 2002, at the University of
Southern California.
From 1998 to 2011, Dr. Callahan directed leadership and graduate
degree programs in Los Angeles and Sacramento for the University of
Southern California. He has designed and taught in leadership
programs that have ranged from one day to 14 day to year long
programs, including, but not limited to the following:
National
• National Conference of State Legislatures for experienced
legislative staff across the United States in partnership with Tim
Hodson, CSUS. 2005- 2011
Regional
• Sierra Health Foundation Leadership Program for nonprofit
health directors, 2001- 2011, in partnership with Dave Logan, USC
School of Business.
• Los Angeles County Department Public Health, 2007-2008
State-wide
• California Leadership Institute for State Executives,
1998-2002
Local Government
• Los Angeles Police Department, design and delivery of
leadership workshop and program for Command staff, rank of Captain
and above, 2011
University Degree
• Master degree in Leadership, University of Southern
California, 2006-2011, in partnership with Bob Myrtle, USC School
of Policy
International
• Istanbul, Turkey, Global Leadership Institute, Aydin
University, 2010 and 2011.
• Aguascalientes, Xalapa, and Yucatan, Mexico, training,
2005-2012
