Eric Giordano
As the founding director of WIPPS, Eric Giordano works with university and community partners to identify and address key policy issues using community-based solutions. He conducts survey and focus group research and analysis; strategic and action planning, coalition building, and deliberation training and facilitation. Eric co-leads a national project on the future of rural communities in America with the Kettering Foundation and other national partners. He is a frequent public speaker on issues of public policy, citizen dialogue, democratic place-making and community problem-solving.
Skills and capabilities
- Survey research and design
- Project management assessment and outcome measures
- Focus group research and design
- Qualitative analysis
- Feasibility studies
- Team and coalition building
- Group facilitation
- Structured dialogue processes
- Public engagement training
- Mediation and conflict resolution
Domains of knowledge
- Public participation and engagement
- Organizational behavior
- Organizational change
- Political processes
- Public policy and policy-making
Eric Giordano
Executive Director
eric.giordano@wisconsin.edu