John Austin

John Austin is the former President of the Michigan State Board of Education. Austin also Lectures on the Economy at the University of Michigan. His series of publications on The Avenue since the 2016 Presidential election on the politics and economy in the Midwest swing states have informed the national and international understanding of this important economic and political region. Austin has been quoted and his Brookings work reported on by the New York Times, Washington Post, The Economist, Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, the BBC, Voice of America, Financial Times, Nikkei News, Politico, and the Hill--among dozens of local, national, and international media.