Trustee Professor of Public Administration and Economics, The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, Director, Education Finance and Accountability Program, Associate Director, Center for Policy Research.

John Yinger is Trustee Professor of Public Administration and Economics; he also director of the Education Finance and Accountability Program, which promotes research, education, and debate about fundamental issues in the elementary and secondary school system in the U.S.  Professor Yinger studies racial and ethnic discrimination in housing and mortgage markets, as well as state and local public finance, particularly education.  He has taught at the Maxwell School since 1986.