2021 Summer Internship Report

Brian worked on Waymo's Public Affairs team, which is helping to grow positive public sentiment and trust around autonomously driven vehicles.

As a Michael S. Dukakis Governors’ Summer Fellow, Amanda worked on the creation of the state’s new Office of Childhood. 

Tessa reported it was all-hands-on-deck as the U.S. Senate tried to pass a bipartisan infrastructure bill and a reconciliation package.

Sebastian worked with the Sabeti Lab to develop a global strategy to educate communities on the importance of participatory digital health tools. 

As a Michael S. Dukakis Governors’ Summer Fellow, Austin worked on the different facets of Utah public education.

Arielle conducted a historical review of American Indian federal policies and reports dating back to the beginning of the 20th century.

Sarah designed and directed the Asian American Commission (AAC)’s AAPI Women in Politics and Public Service initiative. 

Akshay worked with Medicaid agencies in U.S. state governments on the policy framework to expand and improve services to eligible Medicaid members. 

Diana contributed to the research and writing of the OECD’s Annual Africa Development Dynamics report.

Varun worked in WFP's Strategic Partnerships Division to foster partnerships with national governments and development actors such as the World Bank and IMF.

Gina redid Siklus's financial model to reflect their new focus on mobile delivery and customer growth as the main revenue driver.

Lavanya researched how to reorient the existing agriculture and health policies to tackle unhealthy foods at a global level, especially in India.

Diego worked on a project with other two people at Numida, and built a proprietary credit score to evaluate the credit risk of loan applicants. 

Nico's work with BetterGovs focused on understanding and designing solutions to the challenges that government leaders often face in implementing public policy.

Matías analyzed the macroeconomic and financial conditions of emerging economies, Chile especially.

Gopal helped identify manufacturing industries with the highest potential for job creation, and explore if international trade can play a role in their growth.

Sebastian interned at two organizations while working remotely in Medellín, Colombia. 

Kimberly worked in the Office of Development Programs and Coordination on programs related to EU and Albanian initiatives in the “Blue” Economy.

Beatriz worked on increasing community engagement in the participatory budgeting process in Nashua, NH’s Tree Streets neighborhood.

Jay worked for the Social Enterprise Finance Team (SEFT), which provides debt or equity financing for early-stage social enterprises.

Nikhil worked on Google’s desktop Search team (think laptops/computers as opposed to mobile). 

Quentin coordinated the creation and reporting structure of a platform that is now a central part in the management of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan.

Emmy-Lou was part of a team that coordinated two key programs daily with the Emergency section based in Goma.

As a Michael S. Dukakis Governors’ Summer Fellow, Tara worked on initiatives related to adult-use cannabis and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Challenge.

Anthony was on the committee's Democratic tax staff working on federal tax policy, particularly relating to passthrough businesses, capital gains, and retirement plans.

Ena worked on the Scaled Operations team, focusing on a standardized approach to introduce its services into nascent teams, products, and lines-of-business.

Blaine was on the Automated Brand Protection team, building a framework for tiered enforcements for listings/sellers suspected of infringing on intellectual property.

Assaf worked for Azure Machine Learning, a cloud service for managing the Machine Learning project's lifecycle.