He is also Volker Senior Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution where he chairs the Working Group on Good American Citizenship.
He was also a member of the Maryland Kirwan Commission on Education during its authorization period from 2016 to 2019.
[3] Finn was Professor of Education and Public Policy at Vanderbilt University (1981–2002).
He served as Assistant Secretary for Research and Improvement at the U.S. Department of Education (1985–88).
Ambassador to India Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1973–74); Research Associate at the Brookings Institution (1974–77); and legislative director for U.S.