,%20Adam%20Finkel-thumb-400x303-4513.jpg "Cary Coglianese (left), Adam Finkel")
Cary Coglianese (left), Adam Finkel,%20Sally%20Katzen%20(Clinton%20Administration),%20Susan%20Dudley%20(Bush%20Administration)-thumb-400x234-4505.jpg "Jim Tozzi (Reagan Administration), Sally Katzen (Clinton Administration), Susan Dudley (Bush Administration)")
Jim Tozzi (Reagan Administration), Sally Katzen (Clinton
Administration), Susan Dudley (Bush Administration)The Penn Program on Regulation (PPR) hosted a panel discussion at the Wharton School on Tuesday, Jan. 26 to assess President Obama’s regulatory record a year after he took office. PPR Executive Director Adam Finkel introduced the event and PPR Director Cary Coglianese moderated.
The panel featured academic and NGO commentary as well as perspectives from
former appointed White House regulatory advisors from both Democratic and
Republican Administrations. Panelists included:
Susan E. Dudley, immediate past
administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) under
President Bush and current director of the Regulatory Studies Center at George
Washington University;
Sally Katzen, former OIRA
administrator under President Clinton and currently the executive managing
director of the Podesta Group;
Jeff Ruch, executive director of
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER);
Rena Steinzor, professor of law
at the University of Maryland and president of the Center for Progressive
Reform; and
Jim Tozzi, co-founder of the
Center for Regulatory Effectiveness and former assistant director of the Office
of Management & Budget under President Reagan.
Read more about the one-year retrospective at RegBlog,
a new blog by the Penn Program on Regulation that tracks key developments
related to regulation.