Dr. Mehmet S. Tosun is the Barbara Smith Campbell Distinguished Professor of Nevada Tax Policy at the University of Nevada, Reno. He is also a Professor of Economics and the Director of the Ozmen Center for Entrepreneurship in the College of Business. As of January 1, 2024, he is the Chief International Officer of the University of Nevada. Dr. Tosun received his Ph.D. in Economics from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. His research interests and expertise include public finance (particularly tax policy), regional economics, and economics of population and demography. He has done consulting for a number of national and international agencies, including the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA), the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), and the United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG). Dr. Tosun received numerous awards for his research, teaching, and academic service. He was also the local organizer of the 72nd Annual Congress of the International Institute of Public Finance (IIPF) which was held in Lake Tahoe in 2016, and the Anniversary Chair of the National Tax Association's 100th Anniversary Conference in 2007.
