Dr. Kathleen Yang-Clayton is an applied scholar of organizational change and performance management in the public sector. She has taught at the University of Chicago and the University of Illinois at Chicago, holding faculty and administrative leadership positions in higher education and nonprofits. She is a Senior Research Fellow at the Great Cities Institute and a member of several national initiatives that integrate public administration and equity, including the Kettering Foundation, the National League of Cities, and the International City/County Management Association. Her current work focuses on the operationalization of equity practices inside of large public organizations. This work aims to increase the public’s trust in government and improve government performance. Dr. Yang-Clayton graduated from the University of Chicago with her undergraduate degree in political science and doctorate in sociology, the University of Arizona with her masters in Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics and is a proud graduate of the Chicago Public Schools. Dr. Yang-Clayton has published scholarly and professional articles on organizational change and has worked with over 20 local government entities to improve government performance within an equity framework. She holds numerous certifications including those in emotional intelligence coaching and community based participatory action research.