David C. King is Lecturer in Public Policy at The Harvard Kennedy School of Government, where he also serves as the Faculty Chair Harvard’s program for Newly Elected Members of the United States Congress. An award-winning scholar and teacher, Professor King joined the Harvard faculty in 1992.
In the wake of the 2000 presidential elections, Professor King directed the Task Force on Election Administration for the National Commission on Election Reform, chaired by former presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter. That effort culminated in landmark voting rights legislation signed by President Bush in late 2002. He later oversaw an evaluation and new management structure for the Boston Election Department.
David King is the faculty director of Harvard’s executive program for executives in State and Local Government. He has run similar programs for the State Duma of the Russian Federation, and he has advised on legislative design issues in several countries, including South Korea, Nicaragua, Chile, and Bolivia.