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Gabe Rosenberg is the current Chair Holder of the Governor William A. O’Neill Endowed Chair in Public Policy and Practical Politics since 2024. The O’Neill Endowed Chair is housed in the Center for Community Engagement and Social Research (CCESR), formerly known as the Center for Public Policy and Social Research until merged with the Office of Community Engagement at Central in 2022.
Mr. Rosenberg’s appointment reflects the Center’s renewed focus on community engagement, given his extensive career in public service. Gabe Rosenberg is an experienced Political, Communications, Legislative, and Election Law professional with a history of working at a senior staff level in electoral politics and government.
Rosenberg graduated from the University of Massachusetts with BAs in Political Science and Social Thought and Political Economy, from Southern Connecticut State University with an MS in Political Science, and from the University of Connecticut School of Law with a JD.
After years of experience in political communications and strategy with electoral campaigns, he spent five years as the Communications Director for the Connecticut Speaker of the House and the House Democratic Caucus, before joining the Office of the Secretary of the State as the Communications Director and eventually General Counsel and Chief of Staff.
Honoring the public service legacy of the first Holder of the Chair, Governor William A. O’Neill, Mr. Rosenberg, as the sixth Chair Holder, will instruct within the Political Science Department and actively engage Central faculty and students in the public policy outreach of the Chair and Center.
Governor William A. O'Neill Endowed Chair in Public Policy and Practical Politics
The Governor William A. O'Neill Endowed Chair in Public Policy and Practical Politics was established in 2000 by Connecticut's Board of Governors for Higher Education and the Connecticut State University Board of Trustees to honor the late Governor William A. O'Neill, who served from 1980 to 1991.
The O'Neill Endowed Chair seeks to promote an understanding of the history, structure, people and policies of our State's government for both students and the larger community. The Chair's programs include active archival and oral history projects and collaborations with Central's Political Science department, History department, University Library, Media Services department and the United States Library of Congress.
The O'Neill Endowed Chair links CPPSR to students and faculty through a wide range of academic and applied research programs. The Chair Holder is a public figure recognized for an outstanding contribution to the understanding and shaping of public affairs in Connecticut.