Austill Stuart
Director of Privatization and Government Reform, Reason Foundation
Austill Stuart is the director of privatization and government reform at Reason Foundation.
Prior to joining Reason, Stuart worked in a variety of settings, including at non-profits, on Capitol Hill, and in fundraising. Before moving to the D.C. area in early 2009, he worked for five years in the financial services industry.
Stuart earned his B.S. in economics from Auburn University and M.A. in economics at George Mason University.
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Health Care Problems in Prisons Won’t Go Away If Government Stops Using Private Providers
The problems and difficulties of administering health care services to over two million inmates in U.S. jails and prisons.
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Study Claims, Without Showing Data, Michigan Spent $90 Million More By Using Road Work Contractors
The study's flawed methodology, lack of transparency and available data raise serious questions about its cost comparison claims.
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Washington’s HB 1521 Risks Reducing Competition and the Quality of Services Provided to Taxpayers
The bill contains provisions that would undo the progress Washington’s competitive sourcing program has made.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Managed Lanes
Managed lanes can provide motorists with a reliable means of completing their commutes and reduce funding uncertainties that plague many infrastructure systems.
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Privatization Doesn’t Orphan Public Pension Systems
Members leaving a pension plan add nothing to a plan’s unfunded liabilities since no additional pension “liability” can accrue for work not undertaken.
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Privatization and Government Reform Newsletter (Issue 35, October 2018 Edition)
Pittsburgh considers private utility bid for water system, Florida county rejects library privatization, D.C. Metro privatizes bus garage, and more.
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Critique of Maryland Congestion-Relief Plan Rests on Very Bad Logic
It’s time Maryland got serious about tapping the private sector for better highways.
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California’s DMV Problems Require Change, Major Overhaul, not More Money
The DMV is a long-running punchline. It's time to change.
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Investor Interest in “Pay for Success” Encouraging, Despite Early Setbacks
Though the PFS movement will see continued challenges, citizens shouldn’t lose track of the improvements the programs make.
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Annual Privatization Report 2018 — Surface Transportation
An analysis of worldwide developments in surface transportation public-private partnerships.
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Georgia’s First Contract City Continues to Innovate Private Service Delivery
An interview with Sandy Springs City Manager John McDonough on startup cities, public-private partnerships, and metrics for delivering services to taxpayers.
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Privatization and Government Reform Newsletter (Issue 34, June 2018 Edition)
Highway finance and public-private partnerships, pension problems in Austin, housing the homeless, managing municipal golf courses and more.
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Improving Detroit’s Public Golf Courses Demands Longer-Term Solutions
Allowing long-term, multi-course lease arrangements is how Detroit can save and improve its golf courses.
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Frequently Asked Questions: Highway P3s
Public-private partnerships are a policy tool that can help governments with the design, construction, financing, operation, and maintenance of highways.
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Annual Privatization Report 2018
The latest on privatization and government reform initiatives at all levels of government.
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To Privatize PREPA, Puerto Rico Needs a Coherent Plan
Public power has clearly failed Puerto Rico. But to successfully privatize, the Commonwealth has to offer prospective concessionaires a clear path to profitability without totally stiffing PREPA bondholders.
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Privatization & Government Reform Newsletter #33 (April 2018 edition)
Examining Puerto Rico's long-term fiscal plan, per-mile tolling, last-mile delivery services, and more.
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Comparing the Safety Record of Delaware County’s Private Prison to Pennsylvania’s County-Run Prisons
The George W. Hill facility appears to operate much safer than an average in-house county prison.
