John D. Graham

John D. Graham is Dean of Indiana University’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs, one of the largest professional schools of public affairs in the world. 

Prior to joining IU, Dr. Graham served as Dean of the Pardee RAND Graduate School (2006-2008), as a Senate-confirmed administrator in the White House Office of Management and Budget (2001-2006) in the George W. Bush administration, and as a professor at the Harvard School of Public Health (1985-2001). 

He was elected President of the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) in 1995 and earned SRA’s Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009.  He is the author of eight books and more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific articles.  He earned has BA, MA and Ph.D. degrees at Wake Forest University, Duke University and Carnegie-Mellon University, respectively.