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Life After HKS

By creating the MPA/ID program, Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) has established a new career path towards leadership positions in international development. Existing programs emphasize either high-level technical training (as in master's and PhD programs in economics), or professional training (as in master's programs in international affairs or public administration). The MPA/ID combines the two approaches. It positions its graduates toward all-around excellence in a field that requires skills of both types.

Over the past ten years, the visibility of the MPA/ID program has grown rapidly. It enjoys a reputation for outstanding faculty; a challenging, integrated curriculum; bright and committed students; exciting internships; and successful job placement.

The majority of the graduates are employed by governments, intergovernmental organizations, or non-profit organizations; the World Bank and the UN are the two largest employers. Others are employed in the private sector or enrolled in doctoral programs.

For more specific information about career choices of recent MPA/ID alumni, please refer to this selected list of MPA/ID employers.

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Alumni Spotlight

Kriton Arsenis

Kriton Arsenis, MPA/ID 2003, has been elected to the European Parliament with the Greek Socialist PASOK Party. Kriton also recently won the European Heritage Grand Prize for his efforts to protect the Aegean Islands from overdevelopment.

Alumni Spotlight

Elizabeth Scharpf

Elizabeth Scharpf, MPA/ID 2007, won an Echoing Green Fellowship in 2008 for her innovative organization SHE (Sustainable Health Enterprises). SHE provides sustainable, affordable sanitary pads to women and girls in Rwanda. Read more at www.sheinnovates.com.