John D. Donahue is associate professor of public policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. From 1993 to 1995 he served in the Labor Department, first as an Assistant Secretary, then as Counselor to the Secretary. He is the author of 'The Privatization Decision: Public Ends, Private Means' and coauthor (with Robert B. Reich) of 'New Deals: The Chrysler Revival and the American System'. He and his family live in Lexington, Massachusetts.