Established in 2000, AGB's Center for Public Trusteeship and Governance provides various programs and services to strengthen the relationship between state government and public higher education programs by enhancing the effectiveness of citizen governing and foundation boards and their trustee members. The center provides consulting services and short-term action research directed at governance and policy challenges, including engagements. It also facilitates policy dialogues among the state's political leaders, the business community and academic leaders. The center additionally provides statewide and regional trustee education and board development programs, and offers programs and services to enhance the performance of public college and university foundation boards as well. The center also advances a reform agenda for citizen trusteeship, including strategies for merit selection of board members. AGB's Center for Public Trusteeship and Governance is located in Washington, D.C.