Director of IQSS
Gary King is the Albert J. Weatherhead III University Professor at Harvard University—one of 22 with the title of University Professor, Harvard's most distinguished faculty position. He presently is based in the Department of Government (in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences) and serves as Director of the IQSS. King develops and applies empirical methods in social science research, focusing on innovations that span the range from statistical theory to practical application.
King was elected Fellow of the American Statistical Association (2009), Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2004), Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1998), Fellow of the Society for Political Methodology (2008), and Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (2004). He was President of the Society for Political Methodology (1997–1999) and Vice President of the American Political Science Association (2003–2004). King has won numerous awards, including the Warren Miller Prize (2008), the McGraw-Hill Award (2006), the Durr Award (2005), the Pi Sigma Alpha Award (2005, 1998, and 1993), and the APSA Research Software Award (2005, 1997, 1994, and 1992). His more than 120 journal articles, 15 open source software packages, and 8 books span most aspects of political methodology, many fields of political science, and several other scholarly disciplines.
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