John Hardin is the chief policy analyst for the North Carolina Board of Science and Technology. The board advises and makes recommendations to the North Carolina Governor, General Assembly, Secretary of Commerce, and Economic Development Board on the role of science and technology in the economic growth and development of the state. Hardin’s duties include research, analysis, and review of substantive policy issues; preparation of public policy and budget analyses; and strategic planning and recommendations for technology-based economic development.

From 1998 to 2003, he served as assistant vice president for research and sponsored programs at the UNC Office of the President. The division advises and assists the University president in the planning, administrative review, development, promotion, and evaluation of research and sponsored programs within the 16 UNC institutions.

From 1998 to 2005, he held an adjunct assistant professor position in the department of political science at UNC-Chapel Hill. He currently holds an adjunct assistant professor position in the department of public policy at UNC-Chapel Hill. His research and teaching interests focus on American politics and public policy, particularly on how legislative and executive institutions simultaneously shape and respond to changing issue agendas. He has published articles in the Journal of Politics and the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, a book chapter in Policy Dynamics, and several administrative and policy reports for UNC and state government.

A native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Hardin holds the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in political science from UNC-Chapel Hill, and a B.A. in economics from Baylor University.