Ingo Keilitz, Ph.D., is a Principal Court Research Consultant at the National Center for State Courts, where he has held many positions since joining the NCSC in 1985. As a researcher, writer, and consultant to courts and justice systems throughout the world, he has helped shape the landscape of judicial administration. He is a major contributor to the development of court performance standards and measures, including the seminal Trial Court Performance Standards and the CourTools. Over the last ten years, he has focused on helping justice systems throughout the world build court performance measurement and management systems.  His work has taken him to Africa, the Balkans, Eastern Europe, the Mid-East, Hong Kong, and the Caribbean.

Dr. Keilitz is the author of over 100 articles, monographs, book chapters and books on planning, leadership, performance standards and measures, justice administration, mental health and the law, and judicial education.  In addition, he writes Made2Measure, a Web blog that explores emerging issues related to court performance measurement and management.