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| Gary Schultz | |
|---|---|
| Name | Gary Schultz |
| Birth date | 1958 |
| Birth place | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Occupation | Policy analyst; author; professor |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Notable works | The Urban Transit Dilemma; Policing and Public Trust |
Gary Schultz Gary Schultz is an American policy analyst, author, and academic known for work on urban transit, public safety, and institutional reform. He has taught at major universities, advised municipal administrations, and published widely in policy journals and books. Schultz's research spans comparative urban studies, criminal justice reform, and transportation planning, influencing both scholarly debates and municipal practice.
Schultz was born in Minneapolis and raised in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, where he attended Minneapolis Roosevelt High School and developed an early interest in civic affairs, inspired by local figures such as Hubert Humphrey and Walter Mondale. He earned a Bachelor of Arts at Carleton College in political science, then completed a Master of Public Policy at the University of Minnesota and a Ph.D. in public affairs from the University of Chicago, working with scholars affiliated with the Harris School of Public Policy and the Chicago School of Sociology.
Schultz began his career as a policy analyst at the Brookings Institution before joining the faculty of the University of Michigan School of Public Policy. He later held appointments at the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Washington, collaborating with research centers such as the Urban Institute and the RAND Corporation. He served as a municipal advisor to administrations in Seattle, Minneapolis, and San Francisco, and was a visiting fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies and the Wilson Center. Schultz has been active in interdisciplinary projects with colleagues from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the London School of Economics, and the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law.
Schultz authored several influential books including The Urban Transit Dilemma, Policing and Public Trust, and Governing the Megacity, and contributed chapters to edited volumes from publishers associated with Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, and Routledge. His empirical articles appeared in journals such as Journal of Urban Affairs, American Journal of Sociology, Criminology, and Transportation Research Part A, often engaging with debates tied to the work of scholars linked to Elinor Ostrom, Jane Jacobs, and Eugene Fama. Major thematic contributions include frameworks for evaluating transit equity that drew on case studies of New York City Subway, London Underground, Tokyo Metro, and comparative analyses involving São Paulo Metro and Mexico City Metrobús. In policing and oversight, Schultz proposed models influenced by reforms seen in Cambridge Police Service reviews, Los Angeles Police Department consent decrees, and the oversight mechanisms of the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
Schultz received fellowships and awards from institutions including the MacArthur Foundation, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, and the National Science Foundation. He was awarded the American Political Science Association’s award for policy research and recognized by the American Society of Criminology for distinguished contributions. Municipal bodies in Seattle and Minneapolis granted him civic honors for advisory roles, and professional associations such as the Institute of Transportation Engineers and the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences cited his publications.
Schultz is married to a public health researcher affiliated with Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and has two children who attended Stanford University and the University of California, Los Angeles. He resides in the Pacific Northwest and has served on boards for non-profits including the Urban Land Institute and the National Network for Safe Communities. Outside academia he is known for advocacy connected to the Minnesota Twins and engagement with cultural institutions like the Walker Art Center.
Schultz's interdisciplinary approach bridged policy analysis, sociology, and planning, influencing municipal reforms in transit agencies and police oversight authorities in cities such as New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, and London. His methodological innovations—mixed-methods case comparisons and policy simulation models—have been adopted by research units at the European Commission, the World Bank, and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. Students and policy practitioners trace programmatic shifts in transit equity, civilian review boards, and participatory budgeting to Schultz's published frameworks and advisory work.
Category:American policy analysts Category:1958 births Category:Living people