Phone:

(812) 855-6034

Email:

bergmi@iu.edu

Research areas:

Governance and Public Law

Local Governance

Areas of Interest:

Tribal government administration

Public organizational theory and management

Budgeting, accounting, and finance

Curriculum Vitae

Mitchell Berg joined the O'Neill School as a clinical assistant professor in 2023. Dr. Berg has over 16 years of state, local, and tribal government experience, having served primarily as a city administrator for several rural Minnesota cities and suburban Minnesota/Wisconsin communities.

Previously, Berg served as city administrator for the City of Mahnomen, a community located entirely within the boundary of the White Earth Reservation, for over eight years. During that time, he initiated several housing projects, including receiving two Small Cities Development Block Grants (SCBG) and partnering with the White Earth Nation on several community and economic development initiatives.

His areas of specialty include local government management, tribal and municipal economic and community development and entrepreneurship, local government budgeting, and housing.

Dr. Berg has also secured over $6,000,000 in local, state, and federal grants to advance emergency management, housing, community and economic development, park and recreation, land use, and capacity building across the communities he has served.

In addition to having served a majority Native population, Berg earned a Ph.D. in Management and Public Service from Hamline University, is of Korean descent, and is a champion of diversity and inclusion. While in Minnesota, he served on a number of local, statewide, and national boards and committees focusing on housing, community, and economic development.