Cameron Gordon, Ph.D.

EDUCATION
1994           City University of New York Graduate Center                                  Ph.D. in Economics

Concentrations in Public Economics and Economic History (American and European) -- 3.7 GPA

1984          Wesleyan University (Middletown, CT)                                               BA in History

Concentration in Latin American History, minor in economics -- 3.7 GPA

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2003 – present          Assistant Professor, Finance, College of Staten Island, City University of New York, Business Department

Undergraduate courses: Financial management I and II (Corporate Finance core); Personal Finance.

2006 (spring)         Visiting Professor, University of Canberra (Australia), Business and Government Department

Undergraduate course: Commercial bank management (third year); tutorials: Business Finance

2004 and 2005 (summer)  Guest Professor, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology

Undergraduate courses: Financial markets and institutions (intensive seminar)

1996- 2000         Assistant Professor, University of Southern California School of Policy, Planning, and Development    

MPA core courses: Public managerial economics; Public financial management

DPA core courses: Research methods; Public policy.

Undergraduate courses: Supervised undergraduate independent study projects for Washington Semester program.

1998-1999         Instructor, New York City Police Department, Auxiliary Police Unit, 24th Precinct

Training course: Basic New York State Criminal Code

1997           Lecturer, National Academy of Social Insurance        

Continuing Professional Education course: Project Management (for visiting Zambian delegation to Washington, DC)

1995          Instructor, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)                  

Continuing Professional Education Course (CEU’s offered): Infrastructure System Management

NON-ACADEMIC PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2005-                  Principal Investigator, University Transportation Research Center, Region 2

Staff investigator for federally-funded research center on various projects (e.g., a study of New York City transport finances).

2001-2003 Project Officer, National Academy of Sciences, Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment

Oversaw and assist expert panel meetings, conduct interviews with outside experts and conducted research for study of best practices in US Federal facilities management.

1997-2001          Executive Director, American Council on Intergovernmental Relations

Directed activities, set program agenda and raised funds for 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization devoted to the study of American federalism.  Conducted studies (sometimes as principal investigator) of innovative policies and programs of federalism.

1992-1996              Program Manager, Economics  and Finance Studies US Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations and US Army Corps of Engineers, Institute for Water Resources   

Managed national interagency research and analysis program studying economic and financial impacts of Federal infrastructure programs. Oversaw budgets and raised external funds (total of $1.2 million with $400,000 raised from other agencies).

1989-1992         Economist, US Congress Joint Committee on Taxation

Estimated and projected budgetary effects of bills submitted by Members of Congress. Evaluated distributional impacts of bills on income and industry classifications. Built taxpayer databases. Created simulation and analysis models.

1986-1989               Benefit-Cost Analyst, New York City Department of Environmental Protection and Bureau of Water Supply/Municipal Water Finance Authority

Designed benefit cost analysis model and analyzed capital and nonstructural system improvements.

1984-1986         Researcher, Council on Economic Priorities (New