About

The Bureaucrat, Inc. - Board of Directors

John M. Palguta

John Palguta is vice president for policy and research at the Partnership for Public Service, where he is responsible for the implementation of a comprehensive program of research and analyses on human capital issues in the federal government. Prior to joining the Partnership, Mr. Palguta was a career member of the federal senior executive service and director of policy and evaluation for the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), the culmination of a federal career spanning almost 34 years of experience in federal human resources management and public policy issues.

Previously, Mr. Palguta held various positions with the U.S. Civil Service Commission, starting as a personnel management intern in the Commission’s San Francisco Region and later serving as a personnel management advisor for federal agencies in the four states served by the region. Subsequently, he moved to Washington, DC, to become an agency officer in the Commission’s Bureau of Personnel Management Evaluation. He is active in a number of professional associations and is a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, vice chair of the Coalition for Effective Change, and a past president of the Federal Section of the International Public Management Association for Human Resources. He has published a number of articles on federal human resources management issues and is a frequent speaker at professional conferences and other forums. He is a recipient of MSPB’s highest honor, the Theodore Roosevelt Award. Mr. Palguta received a BA in sociology from California State University at Northridge and an MPA from the University of Southern California.