Consider the possibilities
Whether you see yourself managing refugee programs at the United Nations or leading the City of Detroit’s riverfront redevelopment efforts, the Ford School should be your first stop. The policy interests of Ford School students and alumni are diverse—they’re local and global, corporate and not-for-profit, educational and economic.
What will you do with your Ford School degree?
| Degree | Name | Organization |
Position |
Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PhD in Pub Policy & Economics | Emily Beam | National University of Singapore | Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics | Singapore |
| MPP | Stephen Stowe | Chilton Investment Services | Vice President/Head of Credit Research | New York, NY |
| PhD in Pub Policy & Poli Sci | Menna Demessie | Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, University of Califor | Vice President, Research and Policy Analysis | Silver Spring, MD |
| MPA | Laura Bishop | Best Buy, Inc. | Vice President, Public Affairs and Sustainability | Minneapolis, MN |
| MPP | Betsy Palazzola | Strong Cities, Strong Communities | Strong Cities, Strong Communities Fellow | Detroit, MI |
| MPP | Eric Hesse | Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (T | Strategic Planning Coordinator | Portland, Oregon |
| BA | Zachary Petroni | Bassett & Bassett Communications Managers and Counselors | Special Projects Associate | Detroit, MI |
| MPP | Bulbul Gupta | Mission Measurement | Social Innovation Consultant | New York, NY |
| PhD in Pub Policy & Poli Sci | Nico Ravanilla | Stanford University | Shorenstein Postdoctoral Fellow in Contemporary Asia | Palo Alto, CA |
| MPP | Michelle Sargent Novotny | San Francisco Public Utilities Commission | Senior Water Analyst | San Francisco, CA |
| PhD in Pub Policy & Sociology | Debra Hevenstone | University of Zurich and University of Bern | Senior Researcher | Zurich, Switzerland |
| BA | Dani Liffmann | NORC at the University of Chicago | Senior Research Analyst | Chicago, IL |
| MPP/MSW | Alicia Wilson-Ahlstrom | Forum for Youth Investment | Senior Program Manager, Research and Development | Washington, DC |
| BA | Caroline Andridge | Council on Foreign Relations | Research Assoc., Global Health, Economics, and Development | Battle Creek, MI |
| MPP | Bart Édes | Asian Development Bank | Representative, North America | Washington, D.C. |
| MPP | Jennifer Hong Whetsell | U.S. Department of State, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons | Reports and Political Affairs Officer | Washington, DC |
| MPP/MUP | Silvana Kostenbaum | Independent | Public Policy Consultant | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| MPP | Kristy Hartman | National Conference of State Legislatures | Program Principal | Denver, Colorado |
| MPP/MBA | Sylvia Herzog | Women’s Enterprise Development Center | Program Manager | White Plains, NY |
| MPP | Sarah Greer | Public Sector Consultants | Program Assistant | Lansing, Michigan |
| MPP | David Rogers | United States Agency for International Development | Private Sector Development Officer | Kampala, Uganda |
| MPP | Sumana Rajarethnam | The Economist Intelligence Unit | Principal, Public Policy | Singapore |
| MPP | Annie Maxwell | Skoll Global Threats Fund | President | San Francisco, CA |
| PhD in Pub Policy & Poli Sci | Jennifer Kavanagh | RAND Corporation, Georgetown University and AmericanUniversity | Political Scientist, Adjunct Professor | Arlington, VA |
| MPP | Aiman Mackie | United Nations | Political Affairs Officer | Baghdad, Iraq |
| MPP | Dana Linnane | W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) | Policy Officer | Battle Creek, MI |
| BA | Nicole Auerbach | USA TODAY Sports | National College Sports Writer | New York, NY |
| MPP | Brian Brisson | United States Embassy in Mexico City | Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs | Mexico City, Mexico |
| PhD in Pub Policy & Poli Sci | Ashley Reid Brown | McKinsey & Company | Manager of Professional Development | Philadelphia, PA |
| MPP | Michael Delaney | DTE Energy | Manager of Policy, Strategy, and Advocacy | Ann Arbor, MI |
| BA | Andrew Beilein | Business Roundtable | Manager of Advocacy Programs | Washington, DC |
| MPP | Sarah Jepson | Southern California Association of Governments | Manager of Active Transportation and Special Programs | Los Angeles, California |
| BA | Andrew Chinsky | Sidley Austin LLP | Litigation Associate | Chicago, IL |
| MPP/JD | Hardy Vieux | Human Rights First | Legal Director | Washington, DC |
| MPP | Komal Aggarwal | Energy Future Holdings | Lead Analyst | Dallas, Texas |
| MPP | Dana Doan | U.S.-Vietnam Trade Council and Education Forum | International Trade Policy Analyst | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| MPP | Ink Zheng | The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars | Intern, China Environment Forum | Washington, DC |
| BA | Hannah Moiseev | Teach for America | High School Spanish Teacher/World Language Department Head | St. Louis, MO |
| BA | Elizabeth Brouwer | University of Washington Department of Global Health | Health Economics Analyst, Disease Control Priorities | Seattle, WA |
| BA | Forrest Cox | Cherokee Nation Businesses | Government Relations and Economic Development Specialist | Tulsa, OK |
| PhD in Pub Policy & Poli Sci | Molly Reynolds | Brookings Institution | Governance Studies Fellow | Washington, DC |
| MPP/MBA | Elizabeth Stamberger | Pelago Consulting | Founder and President | Denver, Colorado |
| BA | Erin Zaikis | Sundara | Founder | New York, NY |
| MPP | Lelia Gowland | Gowland, LLC | Founder | New Orleans, LA |
| BA | Hannah Clark | Washington Association of Land Trusts | Executive Director | Seattle, WA |
| MPP | Fernando Prada Mendoza | Foro Nactional Internacional | Executive Director | Lima, Peru |
| MPP | Matthew Naud | City of Ann Arbor | Environmental Coordinator | Ann Arbor, MI |
| MPP | Kate Cardamone Shouse | United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | Economist | Washington, DC |
| MPA | Eun Young Kim | University of Pittsburgh | Doctoral Student, Department of Political Science | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| PhD in Pub Policy & Economics | Soraphol Tulayasathien | Ministry of Finance Thailand | Director, Economic Stability Analysis Division | Bangkok Thailand |
| MPA | Michael Chapnick | APEC Secretariat | Director, Communications and Public Affairs | Singapore |
| MPP | Sam López | Newark Public Schools | Director of School and Family Support for Enrollment | Newark, New Jersey |
| MPP | Carol Kim | Health Net, Inc. | Director of Public Affairs | Woodland Hills, CA |
| MPP | Monica Tijerina | McDonald's Corporation | Director of Global Community Engagement | Oak Brook, IL |
| MPP | Chad Cookinham | The Achievement Network | Director of District Partnerships | Denver, Colorado |
| MPP | Miguel Bonilla-Zarrazaga | Secretary of Rural Development, Sustainability, and Territorial Alignment, Government of Puebla | Director of Contract Agriculture | Puebla, Mexico |
| MPA | Leah Martin | TeachingWorks | Director of Budget and Operations | Royal Oak, MI |
| MPP | Marissa K.E. Rollens | U.S. Department of State | Deputy Public Affairs Officer | Kigali, Rwanda |
| BA | Lauren Mondry | City of Detroit Mayor’s Office | Deputy Press Secretary | Detroit MI |
| MPP | Katlego Moilwa | National Treasury of South Africa | Deputy Director, Capital Projects & Infrastructure Appraisal | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| MPP | Sean Jones | United States Agency for International Development (USAID) | Deputy Coordinator, Power Africa | Washington, DC |
| MPP | Tony DiGiovanni | National Science Foundation | Deputy Budget Director | Washington, D.C. |
| MPP | Nate Sterken | Amazon | Data Scientist | Seattle, WA |
| MPP | Carly Farver | Innovations for Poverty Action | Country Representative, Malawi | Lilongwe, Malawi |
| MPP | Diana Won | Merry Year Social Company/The Henry Luce Foundation | Consultant/Luce Scholar | Seoul, South Korea |
| BA | DJ McKerr | The Advisory Board | Consultant | Nashville, TN |
| MPP | Walter Braunohler | U.S. Department of State | Consul General | Krakow, Poland |
| MPP/MBA | Brian Garcia | Microsoft | Cloud Strategy Specialist | New York, NY |
| MPA | Tannistha Datta | UNICEF | Child Protection Specialist | New Delhi, India |
| BA | Andie Taverna | Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) | Chief of Staff | Washington, DC |
| MPP/MA | Sarah Perrine | Trust for Social Achievement | Chief Executive Officer | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| MPP | Andreas Hatzigeorgiou | Stockholm Chamber of Commerce | Chief Economist | Stockholm, Sweden |
| BA | Olushola Samuel | Beaumont Health | Business Manager, Obstetrics and Gynecology | Southfield, MI |
| MPP | Corey Ackerman | State Budget Office | Budget and Policy Analyst | Lansing, Michigan |
| MPP | Prathap Kasina | Innovations for Poverty Action | Associate Program Director, Asia | New Haven, CT |
| PhD in Pub Policy & Poli Sci | Tiffiany Howard | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | Associate Professor, Department of Political Science | Las Vegas, NV |
| MPP | Eric Lopez | City of Long Beach | Assistant to the City Manager, Tidelands Development Officer | Long Beach, California |
| PhD in Pub Policy & Economics | Josh Hyman | University of Connecticut | Assistant Professor, Public Policy | Storrs, CT |
| PhD in Pub Policy & Sociology | Lloyd Grieger | Yale University | Assistant Professor of Sociology and Global Affairs | New Haven, CT |
| PhD in Pub Policy & Economics | Rob Garlick | Duke University | Assistant Professor of Economics | Durham, NC |
| PhD in Pub Policy & Sociology | Anju Paul | Yale-NUS College | Assistant Professor | Singapore |
| MPP | Latesha Love | US General Accounting Office | Assistant Director, Forensic Audits & Investigative Service | Washington, DC |
| BA | MacKenzie Miller | Kantar Media, Campaign Media Analysis Group | Analyst | Washington, DC |
| MPP | Michael Thompson | EY | Advisory Accounts Leader, (EMEIA) | London, England |
| MPP | Salvador Maturana Rogers | The Office of the President of Chile | Advisor | Santiago, Chile |
| MPP/MA | Sarah M. Brooks | The International Service for Human Rights | Program Manager and Human Rights Advocate | Geneva, Switzerland |