Goranson CMU Heinz profile
Citation
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), Heinz College. “Christopher Goranson, Distinguished Service Professor, Senior Director for the School of Public Policy and Management.” Faculty profile, no date. https://www.heinz.cmu.edu/faculty-research/profiles/goranson-christopher. Read 2026-10-28.
Bottom line
- He worked at 18F, the federal digital services office, and was a Presidential Innovation Fellow.
Key claims
- Role: “Distinguished Service Professor and the Senior Director for the School of Public Policy and Management”. He “teaches classes in GIS, data visualization, and at the intersection of design, innovation, and analytics”.
- “Most recently Chris was at 18F managing digital services consulting, strategy and design projects for the federal government.” The projects included the Small Business Innovation Research programs at NASA and the National Science Foundation.
- “As a Presidential Innovation Fellow during the Obama Administration, Chris worked with the Department of the Interior and 18F”.
- Courses: “90-783 - Policy Innovation Lab” and “94-870 - Telling Stories with Data”.
Evidence and method
The college’s own faculty page.
Limits
The page has no date.