History
The firm of Howard Fleeter & Associates continues the business organization of Driscoll & Fleeter.
Originally, the firm was created in 1991 as
Levin & Driscoll by William P. Driscoll and Richard A. Levin.
Both had previously served as deputy directors in the Ohio Department of Taxation. Dr. Howard B. Fleeter
joined the firm in January 2002, bringing twelve years of academic experience as a faculty member at
two major colleges (Ohio State University and the University of Massachusetts Amherst) along with
extensive public policy consulting experience. The addition of Dr. Fleeter resulted in a name change to
Levin, Driscoll & Fleeter. In January 2007, Rich Levin left the firm to assume a position in Governor
Strickland's cabinet as Ohio's Tax Commissioner. With Levin's departure, the firm became
Driscoll &
Fleeter
. Finally, in December 2012 Bill Driscoll retired from public policy work to focus on other
interests. On January 1, 2013 the firm became known as
Fleeter & Associates.

Education and Experience
Dr. Howard B. Fleeter received his BA from Northwestern University and a Ph.D in Economics from
the University of California, Berkeley. He was a faculty member in the School of Public Policy and
Management at Ohio State University from 1989-1999, where he taught courses in Public Sector
Economics, Public Finance, and State and Local Government Finance. He was a four-time recipient of
the School's "Faculty of the Year" award for excellence in teaching. Fleeter was also a faculty member in
the School of Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst from 1999-2001, where he taught
courses in the Economics of Education and School Finance. His research has focused on state and local
government finance, education funding and education policy, and applied microeconomics. He joined
Richard Levin and William Driscoll as a partner in the research and consulting firm Levin, Driscoll &
Fleeter in 2002.

Dr. Fleeter has extensive experience working with policymakers and stakeholders on issues of
education and human services finance, tax reform and analysis, state budgeting, economic impact
analysis, and other related policy issues.


About Fleeter & Associates
Economic Analysis and
Public Policy Research
Fleeter & Associates
Howard Fleeter & Associates · 60 E. Broad St. · Suite 350 · Columbus, Ohio 43215-3549
Telephone: (614) 461-4177 · Facsimile: (614) 461-8105 · Email: hfleeter@ameritech.net