Mary Beth Walker

Professor of Economics, Former Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs,

California State University, Northridge

Mary Beth Walker is a professor of economics and former provost and vice president for academic affairs at California State University, Northridge (CSUN). She was recently interim president of Georgia Gwinnett College and previously served as associate provost for strategic initiatives and innovations at Georgia State University (GSU), where she held successive leadership and academic roles that included dean of the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies as well as economics professor and chair of its Department of Economics. As an economist, her research interests center on quantitative evaluation of policy, including tax policy and some labor market issues. In recent years, she has focused her research efforts on education economics. Dr. Walker received a PhD and MA in economics from Rice University along with a BA in economics and math from Rhodes College.

updated 2024

Contributing topics

Educational governance & policy

Understanding, measuring & improving student outcomes

Contributing initiatives

COVID-19 Recovery

Commentary by Mary Beth Walker