Lawrence C. Walters

Lawrence (Larry) Walters fell in love with public service while living in and working for small towns in Utah. He dug ditches, fought fires, read water meters, fixed power lines, drove snowplows, and loved every minute of it. The satisfaction that came each day from serving the public prompted Larry to go back to school and become more effective in his public service. For the past 45 years, he has devoted his professional life to training public servants and building more effective governments. Larry is passionate about good government. He has advised governments and trained government officials on five continents and at all levels, from international organizations and national governments to states and small towns. Larry received his bachelor’s degree from BYU and his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania. His career has included time spent as a city manager and a Utah State Tax Commissioner. He spent 30 years as a professor and graduate program director at Brigham Young University, and George Mason University. Larry has published four books and 70 articles and research reports on tax issues, environmental management, education finance, and productivity analysis. In his current efforts, Larry is turning his attention and local government experience to building a Zion society. Larry and his wife Carol have seven children and twelve grandchildren spread across the country and the world.