Galston is a senior fellow and the Ezra K. Zilkha Chair in the Governance Studies program at Brookings. Prior to 2006, he was the Saul Stern Professor and acting dean at the School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, director of the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy, founding director of the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), and executive director of the National Commission on Civic Renewal. A participant in six presidential campaigns, he served from 1993 to 1995 as deputy assistant to President Clinton for domestic policy. Galston is the author of nine books and hundreds of articles in the fields of political theory, public policy, and American politics.