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Bloustein Leaders and Alumni Included in the InsiderNJ Top 100 Policy Makers Power List

July 7, 2026

The InsiderNJ Top 100 Policy Makers Power List identifies some of the most influential people involved in the development of public policy in New Jersey.

The 2026 edition features the following Bloustein affiliates:

#14 Jay Redd

Senior Director for Legislative Affairs, Sherrill Administration
Bloustein School Advisory Board
BS (Public Health) ‘01, MCRP ’04

#20 Marc Pfeiffer

Senior Policy Fellow,
Faculty Researcher, Bloustein Local Government, Center for Urban Policy Research

#24 Karen Kominsky

Partner, CLB
MCRP ’82

#47 Lucas Marxen

Executive Director, Environmental Analysis and Communication Group, Center for Urban Policy Research

#51 Staci Berger

President, Housing Development Community Network
MPAP ’04

#52 Elizabeth Cooner

Executive Director, New Jersey State Policy Lab

#58 Stuart Shapiro

Dean, Bloustein School

#64 Gene Lepore

Executive Director of the NJ Association of State Colleges and Universities (NJASCU)
MPP ’06

 

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