Background
Gifford, Jonathan Lewis was born on July 3, 1954 in Pittsburgh. Son of Richard Louis and Ardelle (S.) G. Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 1976.
educator transportation policy researcher
Gifford, Jonathan Lewis was born on July 3, 1954 in Pittsburgh. Son of Richard Louis and Ardelle (S.) G. Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 1976.
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 1976. Master of Science in Civil Engineering, University California, Berkeley, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy in Civil.
Engineering, University California, Berkeley, 1983.
Junior engineer Kaiser Engineers, Oakland, California, 1976-1977. Intern United States Office of Management and Budget, Washington, 1981, Congressional Budget Office, Washington, 1982. Consultant Office Technology Assessment, United States Congress, 1982, 83.
Assistant professor public management and policy School Urban and Public Affairs, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, 1983-1988. Professor public management and policy George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, since 1988, director Master's in Transportation Policy, Operations, Logistics, 2000—2005. Consultant to industry and government, since 1985.
Visiting associate professor Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997. Visiting fellow Transportation Research Board, 2005-2006. Chair committee for review of the United States Department Transportation Intelligence Transportation Systems standards program, National Research Council, 2002-2003, 2006-2007, co-chair committee workshop on developing a regional concept for managing surface transportation operations, 2002-2003.
Member American Society of Civil Engineers, Society for History of Technology, Transportation Research Board (chair committee on transportation and land development), Association for Public Policy and Management, Intelligent Transportation Society of America, Cosmos Club.