Alison Goebel, Ph.D. is Executive Director of the Greater Ohio Policy Center (GOPC) and has been with GOPC since 2010.  Goebel is responsible for charting GOPC’s strategic direction, directing the research, advocacy, and outreach teams, and securing resources for this work. She is the author of a number of research reports and policy briefs related to the revitalization of weak-market, legacy cities, transportation funding, and local governance structures in Ohio.  Goebel is a graduate and board member of Leadership Ohio and was elected by her class for the 2014 “Leader Among Leaders” award. She holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in anthropology from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and received her B.A. from Miami University (Oxford, Ohio).