Josh B. McGee is an economist and associate professor in the Department of Education Reform at the University of Arkansas, where he holds the 21st Century Endowed Chair in Education Accountability and Transparency. He is also a faculty affiliate of the Office for Education Policy, a leading research-practice partnership focused on improving Arkansas education outcomes. His work focuses on helping governments and nonprofits use data and evidence to make better decisions. His research examines retirement policy, P–20 education, and economic development and has been published in prominent scholarly journals and major media outlets.
McGee has held leadership roles across education, government, nonprofits, and philanthropy, including serving as chief data officer for the State of Arkansas and chairman of the Texas Pension Review Board. He currently serves on the boards of MDRC and Equable and recently served on a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine panel developing a roadmap for education statistics.
