Jacinth Sohi ’11 Joins Rose Institute Board

The Rose Institute Appoints Jacinth Sohi ’11 to its Board of Governors Claremont, CA — The Rose Institute of State and Local Government at Claremont McKenna College (CMC) announces the appointment of Jacinth Sohi to its Board of Governors. Sohi’s addition to the Board showcases her exceptional accomplishments and commitment to enhancing public policy and… Continue Reading

Sue O’Bannon ’84 Joins Rose Institute Board

The Rose Institute Appoints Sue O’Bannon ’84 to its Board of Governors Claremont, CA — The Rose Institute of State and Local Government at Claremont McKenna College (CMC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Sue O’Bannon, CMC ’84, to the Board of Governors. This selection recognizes O’Bannon’s exceptional depth of knowledge in finance and… Continue Reading

Ashwin Navin ’99 Joins Rose Institute Board

The Rose Institute Appoints Ashwin Navin ’99 to its Board of Governors  Claremont, CA — The Rose Institute of State and Local Government at Claremont McKenna College (CMC) announces the appointment of Ashwin Navin to its Board of Governors. A 1999 alumnus of Claremont McKenna College, Navin’s appointment represents a significant addition to the Rose… Continue Reading

California City Managers Survey

    On Wednesday, June 21, 2023, Director Ken Miller presented to the San Gabriel Valley City Manager’s Association the recently-released report of a study on California City Managers conducted by the Rose Institute. The report presents the results of a survey conducted by the Rose Institute in early 2023 collecting data on average tenure,… Continue Reading

2023 Graduates

The Rose Institute welcomes the following students to the Rose Institute Alumni Society upon their graduation on May 13, 2023. We hope their time with us has enriched their lives and we send them off with the confidence that they, in turn, will enrich the lives of others. Here are excerpts from their farewell messages… Continue Reading

2022 Kosmont-Rose Institute Cost of Doing Business Survey released

New Survey Finds Doing Business in Southern California Remains Costly Most businesses leaving California are headed for lower-cost western states, according to a survey by Claremont McKenna College’s Rose Institute and Kosmont Companies Claremont, CA – The 2022 Kosmont-Rose Institute Cost of Doing Business Survey finds that the cost of doing business in California is… Continue Reading

Gonzalez ’85, Witt ’00 Step Up as Board Vice Chairs

Rose Institute Board Elevates Two to Vice Chair Roles Alumnae Gonzalez ’85 P’14, Witt ’00 Deliver Keen Experience and Policy Insights The Board of Governors of the Rose Institute of State and Local Government at Claremont McKenna College (CMC) has appointed Deborah Gonzalez ’85 P’14, and Jessica Witt ’00 to the position of vice-chairs.  Gonzalez… Continue Reading

Eric Figueroa ’92 Joins Rose Institute Board

Eric Figueroa ’92, P’21, a leader in local government in the San Francisco Bay Area, has been appointed to the Rose Institute Board of Governors at Claremont McKenna College (CMC). Figueroa has served as city manager of the City of Martinez since 2019. Working with his city council, Figueroa led Martinez through the Covid-19 pandemic.… Continue Reading

Lisa Pitney ’89 Joins Rose Institute Board

Lisa Pitney ’89, Disney Executive and Claremont McKenna College Alum, Joins the Rose Institute Board Lisa Pitney CMC ’89, vice president of government relations for the Walt Disney Company, has been appointed to the Board of Governors of the Rose Institute of State and Local Government at Claremont McKenna College (CMC). Pitney has worked for… Continue Reading

Sean Elsbernd ’97 Joins Rose Institute Board

Sean Elsbernd ’97, Chief of Staff to San Francisco Mayor London Breed, has been appointed to the Board of Governors of the Rose Institute of State and Local Government at Claremont McKenna College (CMC).   Elsbernd became the Mayor’s Chief of Staff in 2018, following six years of service as United States Senator Dianne Feinstein’s… Continue Reading

In Memoriam: Frank Tripepi

Frank Tripepi, who was born in Dearborn, Michigan in 1947, is a leader in civic management and a longtime member of the Rose Institute of State and Local Government Board of Governors.  He passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2022, at the age of 74. Frank joined the Rose Institute board in 2008, bringing with… Continue Reading

Q&A: CA’s Top-Two Election System

June 1, 2022 The Rose Institute published today the first in a series of Questions and Answers about politics.  This first offering is on California’s top-two election system, written by  J. Andrew Sinclair, an assistant professor of government at Claremont McKenna College and a faculty advisor of the Rose Institute.  This report is a culmination… Continue Reading

Rose Institute California population change map

California continues to lose population, according to recent estimates by the California Department of Finance (DOF).  After posting its first annual population loss in 2020 (down 182,083), the state lost another 117,552 in 2021.  California’s population has now fallen to 39,185,605. This map, produced by Rose Institute researcher Thomas Short using DOF data, shows that… Continue Reading

2022 Graduates say goodbye to the Rose Institute (for now)

The Rose Institute congratulates these outstanding seniors for completing their academic work at CMC.  As they bid goodbye to undergraduate research, we welcome them into the Rose Institute Alumni Society. Here are portions of their farewell messages, what they have accomplished at the Institute, and their short-term plans. Katherine Paige Adelman “Working alongside such a… Continue Reading

Spring 2022 IEO and Rose Review published

The most recent issues of the Inland Empire Outlook and the Rose Review have been published, in time for the Institute’s Board of Governors meeting on April 21, The Inland Empire Outlook Spring 2022 edition features articles submitted by four research assistants as their new hire project proposal and, with assistance from senior staff of… Continue Reading

New Hires for 2021

This year, we selected eight sophomores and five first-years out of a strong pool of applicants from the five colleges. It was an interesting challenge for the Rose Institute student managers and senior staff but we believe we found good students to add to our already impressive group of research assistants. Congratulations to the lucky… Continue Reading