Anand Desai

Dr. Anand Desai is currently the research policy and assessment advisor for the Institute for Scientific Information at Clarivate Analytic. Previously he had been at the National Science Foundation as the head of the Evaluation and Assessment Capability Section in the Office of Integrative Activities.

At the John Glenn College of Public Affairs, Desai taught statistics, mathematical modeling, evaluation and simulation for public policy analysis. His research is focused on use-inspired theory and applications of evaluative inquiry, performance measurement, data visualization and spatial analyses.

Desai has served as a member of the Executive Council and the Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration and as a member of the Policy Council of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management. 

After studying mathematics and mathematical statistics at universities in India and the UK, he obtained a master's degree in operations research and a doctorate in public policy analysis from the University of Pennsylvania.