Tony Bovaird is Chief Executive of Governance International, a non-profit organization working throughout Europe, and Emeritus Professor of Public Management and Policy at INLOGOV, University of Birmingham, UK. His research covers user and community co-production of public services, strategic management in the public sector, performance measurement in social policy, and evaluation of public management and governance reforms. In the UK he has acted as advisor to the UK Cabinet Office, the Scottish and Welsh Government sand the Northern Ireland Local Governance Association, and internationally to governments in New Zealand, India and Brazil. He has undertaken research for UK Research Councils, the European Commission, many UK government departments, National Audit Office, and many other public bodies in the UK and internationally. He is co-author (with Elke Loeffler) of Public Management and Governance (Routledge, 3rd edition 2016) and the Palgrave Handbook of Co-production of Public Services and Outcomes (Palgrave, 2021).