Warren Master is the Editor-in-Chief of The Public Manager. A former Peace Corps volunteer in Turkey and a cultural anthropologist by education, he helped organize and oversaw antipoverty programs in Appalachia and Washington, DC, in the early 1970s. Mr. Master served in a variety of senior executive positions in the federal government before retiring after thirty years of career civil service. After leaving government, he formed his own international consulting firm and, among other assignments, led an interagency study group for the National Academy of Public Administration on the Government Performance and Results Act. Mr. Master was later named director of public management consulting for a nationwide public accounting and consulting firm. In 2001-02, he designed transformational management conferences in South Africa, serving as keynote speaker, moderator, and workshop presenter. He writes and speaks regularly on strategic management and public workplace innovation, as well as conducting training workshops. His relationship with The Public Manager began while still in government, contributing articles, leading forums, and serving as a feature editor. He has a MA in Cultural Anthropology from Indiana University and a BA from City College of New York.