Executive Education Staff     Faculty
Dr. Thomas A. DeCoster
Professor Emeritus of Public and Environmental Affairs
OFFICE: BS 4088
PHONE: (317) 274-2843
E-MAIL: tdecoste@iupui.edu

Education

  • Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 1968

Professional Experience

  • Over the past five years Dr. DeCoster has conducted seminars for more for more than 123,00 professionals including senior transportation managers from 48 states, Federal Highways Agency, the US Department of Transportation and managers from 41 Indiana hospitals.
  • Dr. DeCoster is an active keynote speaker having made more than 50 speeches to major professional associations over the past three years. Internationally, he has conducted seminars in China , Venezuela , Nigeria , Mexico and the Dominican Republic .

Professional Affiliations

  • Director, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) National Highway and Transportation Leadership Institute
  • Director, AASHTO Advanced Leadership Institute
  • Director, Indiana Hospital & Health Association Management Institute

Major Fields of Expertise

  • Change leadership
  • Strategic leadership
  • Team dynamics
  • Personal productivity
  • Challenges of contrasting generations
U.S. News Best Graduate Schools 2009
Founded in 1972, Indiana University's School of Public and Environmental Affairs (IU SPEA) is currently the largest school of public affairs in the country. Its master's degree in public affairs ranks second among 250 public affairs programs nationally (tied with Harvard's Kennedy School of Government). It is the highest ranked public affairs degree at a public university by US News and World Report. IU SPEA is ranked number one in the nation in environmental policy and management, and nonprofit management, and third in the nation in public finance and budgeting specialties.