Donald Axelrod (January 15, 1916 – March 16, 1999) was Professor Emeritus and former chairman of the Department of Public Administration & Policy at the University at Albany (SUNYA). Axelrod also served as director of the Public Enterprise Project of the Rockefeller Institute of Government.Kirkus Review article on Axelrod's Shadow Government
Career Axelrod retired in 1971 from the New York State Office of the Budget as assistant state budget director after a 26-year career in public administration. He also served as a consultant to several foreign governments, including Turkey and Thailand, and was the author of several books, including Budgeting for Modern Government and Shadow Government: The Hidden World of Public Authorities. He was a member of the American Society of Public Administration.Obituary: Donald Axelrod, albany.edu. April 21, 2023. Accessed July 28, 2023.
Death Axelrod died on March 16, 1999, at his home in Slingerlands, New York, after a long battle with cancer, aged 83. His immediate survivors were his wife, Selma ( Sachs; November 4, 1916 — January 9, 2009) and two children.Obituary for Mrs. Selma Axelrod, albany.edu. Accessed July 27, 2023.
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External links SUNY Albany biodata on Axelrod