About Edward A. Parson Edward A. Parson is Associate Professor of Public Policy in the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and is also Faculty Research Associate at Harvard’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Books by Edward A. Parson A Subtle Balance Expertise, Evidence, and Democracy in Public Policy Governance, 1970-2010 edited by Edward A. Parson Governing the Environment Persistent Challenges, Uncertain Innovations by (author) Edward A. Parson