William D. Eggers is the Executive Director of Deloitte’s Center for Government Insights where he is responsible for the firm’s public sector thought leadership. He also serves as a fellow at the National Academy of Public Administration, a governance futures council member at the World Economic Forum, an advisory board member at What Works Cities and chairs the Leadership Council for New America.

He is the author of numerous books including his newest Bridgebuilders: How Government Can Transcend Boundaries to Solve Big Problems (Harvard Review Business Press (2023), Delivering on Digital (2016), The Solution Revolution (2013), named to ten best-book-of-the-year lists, The Washington Post best seller If We Can Put a Man on the Moon (2009), The Public Innovator’s Playbook (2009), and Governing by Network (2004), the winner of the Louis Brownlow book award, which recognizes outstanding contributions in the field of public administration. He coined the term Government 2.0 in a book by the same name. His books have won numerous other national best-book awards.

His commentary has appeared in dozens of major media outlets including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Guardian and the Washington Post. He can be reached at weggers@deloitte.com or on twitter @wdeggers.

HONORS

Eggers is the 1996 winner of the prestigious Roe Award for leadership and innovation in public policy research. He also received the 2002 APEX award for excellence in business journalism.

Eggers' book "Governing by Network" was the winner of the National Academy of Public Administration's 2005 Louis Brownlow Award for best book on public management. In addition, his book "Revolution at the Roots" won the 1996 Sir Anthony Fisher Award for the book "making the greatest contribution to the understanding of the free economy during the past two years."

He coined the terms "Government 2.0" and (with co-author Stephen Goldsmith) "Governing by Network" in his 2005 and 2006 books of the same names.

PUBLICATIONS

Eggers is the author of numerous books on government reform including:

* Bridgebuilders: How Government Can Transcend Boundaries to Solve Big Problems (Harvard Business Review Press, 2023)

* Delivering on Digital: The Innovators and Technologies Transforming Government (Deloitte University Press, 2016)

* The Solution Revolution: How Business, Government, and Social Enterprises Are Teaming Up to Solve Society's Toughest Problems (Harvard Business Review Press, 2013)

* If We Can Put a Man on the Moon: Getting Big Things Done in Government (Harvard Business Review Press, 2009)

* The Public Innovator's Playbook: Nurturing Bold Ideas in Government (Deloitte Research 2009)

* States of Transition: Tackling Government's Toughest Policy and Management Challenges (Deloitte Research, 2006)

* Government 2.0: Using Technology to Improve Education, Cut Red Tape, Reduce Gridlock and Enhance Democracy (Rowman and Littlefield, 2005)

* Governing by Network: The New Shape of the Public Sector (Brookings, 2004)

* Revolution at the Roots: Making our Government Smaller, Better and Closer to Home (The Free Press, 1995)

Eggers' commentary has appeared in dozens of major media outlets including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Guardian, and The Chicago Tribune.