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Geoffrey Segal is the director of privatization and government reform at Reason Foundation, a nonprofit think tank advancing free minds and free markets. He is also editor of Reason's Privatization Watch.
Segal recently served as an advisor to Florida Gov. Jeb Bush's Center for Efficient Government. In addition, his counsel has recently been sought out by Gov. Mark Sanford and Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, where he is working with the Government Efficiency and Financial Planning group inside the Office of Management and Budget. Segal is also an advisor to the Cost Cutting Caucus in the Virginia House of Delegates.
Segal is a highly skilled policy analyst with a strong, diversified background in policy research and project analysis focusing on public-private partnerships, competition, government efficiency, government spending and waste, transparency, accountability, and government performance.
Segal has worked closely with legislators in California, New York, Florida, Indiana, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Kentucky, Ohio, Washington D.C., Colorado, Minnesota, Maryland, Maine, North and South Carolina, Hawaii, Arizona, and Texas in efforts to reduce government spending, improve government performance, and enhance accountability in government programs.
Segal has testified to the United States Senate and numerous state legislatures and agencies. He has written dozens of articles for leading publications including Investor's Business Daily, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Indianapolis Star, Orange County Register, Los Angeles Daily News, and New York Sun. Segal is also a contributing editor to Budget & Tax News. A frequent guest on television and radio, he has appeared on Fox News Channel's "Your World with Neil Cavuto" as well as CNBC's "Closing Bell w/Maria Bartiromo" and "Power Lunch."
Segal earned a B.A. in Political Science at Arizona State University and a Master of Public Policy from Pepperdine University.
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- Comparing the Performance of Private and Public Prisons
If you can't win, change the rules
Geoffrey Segal
April 4, 2008 - Streamlining San Diego
Achieving Taxpayer Savings and Government Reforms Through Managed Competition
Geoffrey Segal, Adam Summers, Leonard Gilroy and W. Erik Bruvold
September 1, 2007 - In Order to Solve the Problem, We Need More of the Problem
Geoffrey Segal
August 27, 2007, 6:16am - Bottled Water: The New Cigarette
Geoffrey Segal
August 14, 2007, 6:12am - Now there's four...
Geoffrey Segal
August 13, 2007, 5:50am - Officials Should Embrace Private Infrastructure Investment
Bridge tragedy underscores need to tap private sector capital, expertise
Leonard Gilroy and Geoffrey Segal
August 9, 2007 - CNBC: America's Infrastructure
Geoffrey Segal
August 2, 2007, 3:34pm - The Politics of Disaster
Geoffrey Segal
August 1, 2007, 3:42pm - Exploring Private Prisons
Geoffrey Segal
August 1, 2007, 6:00am - Farm Bill, Privatization and Union Dues
Geoffrey Segal
July 28, 2007, 6:55am - Borrowing Won't Fix Pennsylvania's Road Problems
State left billions on the table by ignoring possible turnpike lease deals
Geoffrey Segal
July 25, 2007 - The Indiana Toll Road: One Year Later
Examining predictions about the toll roads lease deal
Geoffrey Segal
July 25, 2007 - WSJ: Gridlock in the Air
Geoffrey Segal
July 20, 2007, 7:16am - Middle Class Welfare
Geoffrey Segal
July 18, 2007, 2:35pm - Union Disclosure and Transparency
Geoffrey Segal
July 15, 2007, 9:00am - Postal Privatization: Alive and Well...
Geoffrey Segal
July 15, 2007, 5:42am - Daniels, Privatizaiton, and Reelection
Geoffrey Segal
July 15, 2007, 5:18am - The Governator Goes PPP
Geoffrey Segal
July 8, 2007, 5:13am - Supreme Court Ruling Threatens Privatization
Geoffrey Segal
July 4, 2007, 12:22pm - Bottled Water, Choice and Privatization
Geoffrey Segal
July 2, 2007, 7:09am - $180 Million and Counting
Geoffrey Segal
July 1, 2007, 2:37pm - Corzine on Concessions
Geoffrey Segal
July 1, 2007, 6:19am - Happy Birthday Indiana Toll Road
Geoffrey Segal
June 28, 2007, 1:20pm - WSJ: Road Blockhead
Geoffrey Segal
June 25, 2007, 6:01am - Mass Subsidy for Mass Transit
Geoffrey Segal
June 24, 2007, 8:28am - Hold Onto Your Wallets
Geoffrey Segal
June 20, 2007, 6:01am - Unconstitutional Power Grab
Reps. Oberstar and DeFazio ignore Tenth Amendment in push to stop states from using transportation PPPs
Geoffrey Segal
June 19, 2007 - "Our Members Come First"
Geoffrey Segal
June 19, 2007, 1:34pm - Another New Sandy Springs?
Geoffrey Segal
June 19, 2007, 12:35pm - Add Massachusetts to the List...
Geoffrey Segal
June 13, 2007, 8:20am - Whatever Happened to Federalism?
Geoffrey Segal
June 12, 2007, 8:49am - When Did Profit Become a Bad Word?
Geoffrey Segal
June 12, 2007, 5:36am - XM/Sirius vs. NAB
Geoffrey Segal
June 11, 2007, 5:38pm - Getting the State Out of the Liquor Business
Geoffrey Segal
June 11, 2007, 5:49am - Leasing the Pennsylvania Turnpike: A Response to Critics of Gov. Rendell's Plan
Peter Samuel and Geoffrey Segal
June 1, 2007 - Michigan iPod Follow Up
Geoffrey Segal
April 10, 2007, 6:42pm - Michigan: How Not to Fix an Economy
Geoffrey Segal
April 6, 2007, 5:42am - Putting Performance First
Geoffrey Segal
April 3, 2007, 3:49pm - FREE MONEY
Geoffrey Segal
April 3, 2007, 1:15pm - Arizona Subsidy Backlash
Geoffrey Segal
April 3, 2007, 1:02pm - HOT to Trot
HOT lanes would provide time-sensitive Virginians an alternative to congestion
Geoffrey Segal
March 21, 2007 - Building New Roads Through Public-Private Partnerships: Frequently Asked Questions
Policy Brief 58
Leonard Gilroy, Robert Poole, Peter Samuel and Geoffrey Segal
March 1, 2007 - Innovative Solution to Saving the Environment
Geoffrey Segal
March 1, 2007, 10:11am - The Emerging Paradigm: Financing and Managing Pennsylvania's Transportation Infrastructure and Mass Transit
Adrian Moore, Matthew Brouillette and Geoffrey Segal
March 1, 2007 - Several States Consider Privatizing Their Lotteries
Revenues should be used for infrastructure, not to increase government spending
Geoffrey Segal
February 23, 2007 - His Way or No Highway
Sen. John Chichester has shut down Virginia's best chance to address the transportation crisis
Geoffrey Segal
February 5, 2007 - Dynamic Scoring Anyone?
Geoffrey Segal
January 23, 2007, 1:28pm - Pennsylvania Must Join Private Sector, Boost Infrastructure
Public-private partnerships can facilitate shift towards 21st century transportation network
Geoffrey Segal
January 17, 2007 - Turn the Turnpike Into a Solution
Public-private partnerships are a trend elsewhere and could help Pennsylvania pay for its paving
Geoffrey Segal
January 14, 2007 - Scary Truth Amid Government Accountability
Local governments have opportunities to shrink government and taxpayer commitments
Benita M. Dodd and Geoffrey Segal
January 12, 2007
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