Center for Science and International AffairsSchool of GovernmentSenior Research AssociateCambridge, Massachusettslinda_kaboolian@Harvard.EduOffice:(617) 495-0988
Linda Kaboolian is Lecturer in Public Policy at the Kennedy School of Government. Her research and teaching focus on multi-stakeholder problem solving processes around workplace and public policy issues. She works with labor, management and community groups around improved organizational performa...
Linda Kaboolian is Lecturer in Public Policy at the Kennedy School of Government. Her research and teaching focus on multi-stakeholder problem solving processes around workplace and public policy issues. She works with labor, management and community groups around improved organizational performance and service to diverse communities. She has a number of projects in public education and the water industry. Her new book, Win-Win Labor-Management Collaboration in Education was published this year. She co-authored Working Better Together: A Practical Guide for Union Leaders, Elected Officials and Managers and The Concord Handbook distilling several years of fieldwork about organizations that bridge racial, ethnic, and class divides. While she now serves as a neutral mediator, she was an elected officer and chief bargainer of a union, and a senior manager in the federal government. She has also served in the state and local and non-profit sectors. Kaboolian received her PhD from the University of Michigan.