Beomgeun CHO
Assistant Professor of Public Policy; Lee Kong Chian Fellow
Beomgeun Cho is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy in the School of Social Sciences at Singapore Management University. He earned a B.A. in public administration from the University of Seoul, an MPA from Yonsei University, and a Ph.D. in Public Administration and Policy from the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy at the University at Albany – State University of New York.
Beomgeun’s research focuses on the processes and outcomes of governance networks. He has examined how public organizations and public managers, acting as representatives of their organizations, can exert network leadership to improve public policy and management outcomes. His research has appeared in public administration and management journals, including Public Management Review, Public Administration, and International Public Management Journal.
Qualifications
- Ph.D. in Public Administration and Policy, University at Albany, 2024
- Master of Public Administration, Yonsei University, 2018
- Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration, University of Seoul, 2015
Research Areas and Areas of Expertise
Strategic Priorities
HighlightsRecognized for award-winning research on policy networks and collaborative governance; combines empirical rigor with comparative and cross-national perspectives; contributes to understanding of gender, social capital, and innovation in public administration; active in interdisciplinary grant-funded projects and impactful conference presentations.
Focused research areas include Governance and effectiveness of regional innovation networks; roles of network management in policy outcomes; social capital and collaborative governance; gender representation and corruption in bureaucracy; digital-era public management; pro-environmental behaviors and public sector innovation.
- Singapore Ministry of Education Academic Research Fund Tier 1 Grant. "Understanding and Promoting Pro-Environmental Behaviors in Singapore." Co-PI, PI: Ishani Mukherjee (2024-2025, S$22,150)
- Start-up Grant, Singapore Management University
- Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. "Investing in rural economic development in New York State: an evaluation of New York's REDC funding mechanism for rural communities, rural entrepreneurs, and local food systems." Co-Investigator, PI: April M. Roggio (2022-2025, $402,618)
- The NYS Health Foundation. "An Investigation of Food System Localization Effort in New York Municipalities: Projects, Practices, and Policies." Co-Investigator, PI: April M. Roggio (2022-2025, $150,000)
Showing up to 6 latest publications from the past 5 years.
- The Impacts of Political Leaders’ Social Capital on Policy Success: The Case of Local Food Systems [2026]IH Noh, B Cho, AM Roggio, LF Luna-ReyesThe American Review of Public Administration 56 (1), 53-70, 2026
- B Cho, H ChoiPublic Performance & Management Review, 1-23, 2025
- B Cho, IH Noh, AM Roggio, LF Luna-ReyesPublic Management Review 27 (1), 241-272, 2025
- B Cho, H KimPublic Administration 103 (1), 201-219, 2025
- B ChoState University of New York at Albany, 2024
- IH Noh, B Cho, A Roggio, LF Luna-Reyes2023 APPAM Fall Research Conference, 2023
Beomgeun Cho is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy in the School of Social Sciences at Singapore Management University. He earned a B.A. in public administration from the University of Seoul, an MPA from Yonsei University, and a Ph.D. in Public Administration and Policy from the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy at the University at Albany – State University of New York.
Beomgeun’s research focuses on the processes and outcomes of governance networks. He has examined how public organizations and public managers, acting as representatives of their organizations, can exert network leadership to improve public policy and management outcomes. His research has appeared in public administration and management journals, including Public Management Review, Public Administration, and International Public Management Journal.
Qualifications
- Ph.D. in Public Administration and Policy, University at Albany, 2024
- Master of Public Administration, Yonsei University, 2018
- Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration, University of Seoul, 2015