OUR PROGRAMS Connect

WE CONNECT JOBSEEKERS TO CITY, STATE, AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT JOBS.

We build partnerships between government leaders and universities and propel creative solutions that connect talented, diverse job-seekers with career opportunities in government.

Empower

WE DRIVE RESEARCH ON EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT AND PROMOTE DIVERSITY IN GOVERNMENT.

We believe that only through the inclusion and elevation of diverse perspectives can government identify and act on the best solutions to our nation’s most complex challenges. Our signature public finance portfolio works to encourage and enable sound budgeting, transparent financing, and fiscal sustainability at all levels of government.

Inspire

WE INSPIRE OTHERS WITH THE STORY OF MR. VOLCKER’S COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE.

Mr. Volcker passed away in 2019 after serving almost 30 years in the federal government, culminating in his historic two terms as Chairman of the Federal Reserve. He envisioned this organization as the steward of his legacy and the vehicle for championing his passion for public service in the next generation.

DON KETTL University of Texas at Austin

At precisely the right historical instant, Paul Volcker recognized the “quiet crisis” of the civil service. He not only crystalized that moment in stirring words.

VICTORIA DEFRANCESCO SOTO University of Arkansas

AUSTAN GOOLSBEE Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

He launched a major commission in 1987 to propose sweeping but practical solutions. It’s a truly remarkable legacy that, on retiring from an eminent career in banking, he turned his energy on the need to rebuild the public service: in framing policy to guide it, in inspiring education for the nation’s future public servants, and in creating an enduring alliance to lead the ongoing movement.

RAMAYYA KRISHNAN Carnegie Mellon University

The Volcker Alliance has the inspiring vision and commitment to public service of its founder, Paul Volcker. It also has uniquely additive convening power. The convening power translates into the co-creation and diffusion of good ideas. I really like the diversity of voices and opinions I hear at the Alliance.

The Volcker Alliance has created a dynamic community space that brings together the collective strengths of public service institutions across the country. As individual institutions, we did not have the tools and bandwidth to come together and collectively leverage our resources. Together we are stronger – thank you, Volcker Alliance for your vision, support, and unwavering belief in the future of public service education.

No one’s legacy casts a bigger silhouette over economic policy, central banking, and public service than Paul Volcker. He was a giant. But I hope we never forget the part of his legacy he was, perhaps, most proud of: he was the biggest advocate for public service there ever was. He wanted us to give workers in the public sector the respect and esteem they deserve. He believed that a group of educated, committed citizens willing to serve their country was the most powerful tool of progress yet designed. And he wanted the world to know that.