David B.

Creative developer with advanced data visualization focus

Harvard - Public Servant Project

The Public Servant Project is a national hub for data and evidence about the people of government, created by The People Lab and based at the Harvard Kennedy School.

More than 22 million public servants work across federal, state and local government in the US. The site gathers evidence on their experience and on how the public sees them.

  • Public Servant Pulse — an annual national survey of state and local government employees, measuring satisfaction, engagement, burnout, psychological safety and belonging, aggregated into nationwide benchmarks.
  • Perceptions of Public Servants — quarterly nationally representative surveys tracking how Americans view public sector workers and what shifts those views.
  • What Works Hub — evidence on recruiting, retaining and supporting government talent.


Live website: publicservantproject.hks.harvard.edu.


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