Georgetown Public Policy Institute (GPPI) is a leading public policy program affiliated with Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. GPPI offers master's degrees in public policy, international development policy and policy management as well as administers several professional certificate programs and boasts ten affiliated research institutes. GPPI is based in Old North, the oldest academic building on the main Georgetown University campus.
The institute is currently led by Edward B. Montgomery, who became Dean of GPPI in August 2010. Montgomery was preceded by interim Dean William T. Gormley.
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