Marian Negoita, PhD is a senior associate at Social Policy Research Associates, a research and evaluation organization based in Oakland, California. Negoita’s research interests include public-private collaborations in governance, performance management, innovation policy, industrial upgrading, international comparative development, market and network failures, decentralization in public administration, and social safety net programs. His work has been published in several journals including Socio-Economic Review, Politics and Society, Public Performance & Management Review, and Regulation & Governance.