JP Leider is an Associate Professor in the Division of Health Policy and Management at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, and founding director of the School's Center for Public Health Systems. The Center works to support governmental public health departments in their research, evaluation, and technical assistance needs. He is a principal investigator in the Consortium for Workforce Research in Public Health (CWORPH), a collaboration of universities and public health organizations conducting practice-oriented research and analysis on public health finance, workforce, and infrastructure.