Eugene Lewis

This article is about the political scientist. For the American engineer and businessman, see Eugene C. Lewis. For the Ottawa Redblacks wide receiver, see Geno Lewis.

Eugene Lewis (c. 1940 - May 5, 2024)^[1] was an American political scientist.^[2] One of the leading academic authorities on the concept of political entrepreneurship,^[3] Lewis is the author of Public Entrepreneurship: Toward a Theory of Bureaucratic Political Power (1980). His current research focuses on the role of science and technology in politics and law. He has also published influential works on 'political entrepreneurs' such as Admiral Hyman Rickover.^{[citation needed]}

Lewis retired from a professorship of political science at New College of Florida in 2007. He also served as the school's former provost.^{[citation needed]}

Additionally, Lewis is an internationally recognized and critically acclaimed sculptor.^{[citation needed]}

Selected works

• Public Entrepreneurship: Toward a Theory of Bureaucratic Political Power: the organizational lives of Hyman Rickover, J. Edgar Hoover, and Robert Moses. Indiana University Press (1980)