Don Linky

Senior Policy Fellow

Linky directs Eagleton’s Electronic Government Project and coordinates the Rutgers Ethics Initiative, a joint project of Eagleton and the Prudential Business Ethics Center at the Rutgers Business School on the Rutgers Newark campus, to strengthen the university’s commitment to activities related to ethics and character education. He has conducted research evaluating best practices in electronic publishing and applications affecting government, politics and public affairs. His work includes research projects undertaken for the State of New Jersey recommending improvements in design, content and usability of the state government's various websites and the development and publication of www.njvoterinfo.org, a new website sponsored by Eagleton providing nonpartisan voter information on New Jersey elections.

He also continues as president of Joshua Communications, a for-profit publishing and information consulting firm, and is a member of the New Jersey bar. During the administration of New Jersey Governor Brendan T. Byrne, Don served as chief counsel to the governor and director of the Governor's office of policy and planning. He had key roles in the development of such programs as the Pinelands Protection Act, the Spill Compensation and Protection Act, the Community Development Bond Act, the Enterprise Zone program, and the creation of New Jersey Transit. He is the editor or co-editor of the following reference books The New Jersey Directory; The Insider Guide to New Jersey Leaders; The New Jersey Almanac; and The New Jersey Municipal Almanac.

He has served on various public and nonprofit boards or advisory groups, including the editorial board of The New Jersey Encyclopedia; New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Taxation; New Jersey Future; Council of State Planning Agencies; New Jersey Capital Budgeting and Planning Commission; and Directory Publishers Forum-North America. A native of Asbury Park, he now resides in Princeton. Linky received a BA from Dartmouth College and a JD from Harvard Law School. He also attended the London School of Economics and Political Science.