Howard Smith

Howard Smith, PhD, serves as Adjunct Faculty in Public Administration at The George Washington University's Trachtenburg School of Public Policy and Public Administration since January 2000, recognized with the Outstanding Part-Time Teaching Award in 2015. Smith held significant roles, including Research Director and Program Manager at Oland Technologies from November 2022 to August 2024, and Principal Technical Consultant at ARA from October 2017 to November 2022, focusing on capability analysis for various DHS components. Previous experience includes serving as Mission Area Director and Distinguished Analyst at ANSER, along with academic positions at Florida Gulf Coast University as Assistant Professor and MPA Program Coordinator. Smith also has a history in consulting and evaluation roles at firms such as ICF International and the US Government Accountability Office. Academic qualifications include a PhD in Public Administration from The George Washington University and an MBA with Distinction from Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management.