David J. Bodenhamer

Executive Director Emeritus

David Bodenhamer is (founding) Executive Director Emeritus of The Polis Center and Professor of History and Informatics Emeritus. During his tenure, the Polis Center developed over 1000 projects and a wide array of local, national, and international partnerships, with grant and contract funding approaching $100 million.  He has served as strategic and organizational consultant to universities, government agencies, and not-for-profit organizations across the U.S. and in Europe. Bodenhamer is author or editor of 17 books and has published over 55 journal articles and chapters in books. He has made over 100 presentations to audiences on four continents on topics ranging from legal and constitutional history to spatial humanities and the use of GIS and advanced information technologies in academic and community-based research.