Werner Jann is the Senior Professor of Political Science, Administration and Organisation at the University of Potsdam, Germany. He is experienced both as a higher civil servant and as a government consultant, and has served on a number of government commissions, amongst others for public sector reform and labour market administration (Hartz-Kommission). He was the President of the European Group of Public Administration (EGPA), the Vice-President of the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS) and was a member of the UN Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA) in New York for eight years. He has been a visiting professor in Wellington, New Zealand, Bangkok, Thailand, and adjunct professor at the University of Bergen, Norway.
