Hal Griffin Rainey (born July 23, 1946) is a professor of public administration and policy at the University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs.
Rainey obtained a bachelor's in English and psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, after which he served as an officer in the United States Navy.
[1] He then obtained a master's in psychology and a Ph.D. in public administration from Ohio State University.
[1] Between 1977 and 1987 he was on the faculty of Florida State University.
[1] Since 1988 he has been a professor at the University of Georgia, and currently holds the title of Alumni Foundation Distinguished Professor.