Kara Byrne is a senior research associate with the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute where she provides research, analysis, and facilitation of stakeholder engagement related to a broad range of current and proposed public policies. Dr. Byrne primarily uses mixed [...]
Max Becker is a research associate at the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, specializing in tax policy, economic development, and housing research. Mr. Becker started as a research assistant with the Gardner Institute during his undergraduate studies at the University [...]
Phil Dean is the chief economist and public finance senior research fellow at the Gardner Institute. His research focuses on the Utah and U.S. economies and public finance issues such as state and local taxes and budget management over the [...]
Eric Albers is a research associate at the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute where he specializes in data analysis, data visualization, and geo-spatial analysis. Albers works with the demography team and contributes to a range of demographic products including projections, [...]
Andrea Brandley is the senior education analyst at the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute where she focuses on education research, analysis, and reporting as it relates to economics, demographics, and public finance. In addition to her education focus, Andrea also [...]
Shannon Simonsen is a research coordinator at the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute where she supports the research agenda of the economic and public policy team. Before joining the Institute, Shannon worked as an executive assistant and special projects coordinator [...]
Paul Springer is the Senior Graphic Designer at the Gardner Policy Institute. Prior to joining the Institute, he worked for more than 25 years as a senior graph designer at a Salt Lake City graphic design firm. His work has [...]
Laura Summers serves as the senior health care analyst at the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, conducting research on health care data, policies, and impacts to the Utah health care sector. Summers has expertise in health care, economics, and public [...]
Dejan Eskic is a senior research fellow at the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute. Eskic is involved in housing, construction and real estate research, fiscal impact studies and economic and demographic analysis. His professional career has focused on providing the [...]
Dr. Michael Christensen is the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute Scholar in Residence. Dr. Christensen has spent over 35 years in the public policy arena. He served as Governor Norm Bangerter’s deputy director of the Office of Planning and Budget [...]
Thomas S. Monson Center
411 E South Temple
Salt Lake City, Ut 84111
Thomas S. Monson Center
411 E South Temple
Salt Lake City, Ut 84111
