2022 Master of Public Affairs graduate Adilkhan Kopabayev said the skills he developed in the program have been essential in navigating the complex job of chairman of the board of the Situational-Analytical Center of Fuel Energy Complex of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Shifting career focus and his Watson MPA Policy-in-Action experience led Jonathan Macomber to a policy analyst position with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

While funding gender and reproductive equity issues in the non-profit arena, 2020 Master of Public Affairs graduate Eesha Bhave's long-term career goal is to ensure that gender and race equity analyses are included in broader policy arenas as well.

Alberto Morales, a 2016 graduate of Watson’s Master of Public Affairs program and first-generation college student, founded his own consulting firm two years ago with the goal of creating a more equitable philanthropic sector.

Benjamin Lopez ’22 MPA discusses his experience in the Brown MPA program and how it prepared him for his current role as the Digital Communications Manager / Press Assistant for the Washington office of Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández.

Victoria Reichling ’22 MPA discusses her experience in the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs MPA program and how it prepared her for her position as a Government Affairs and Public Policy Analyst with Amtrak.

Marlon Sherman ’22 MPA discusses his experience in the Brown MPA program and how it prepared him for his current role as the Impact Coordinator (Data Analyst) for Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston (BGCB).

The Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs has appointed 10 master's of public affairs students to its Director’s Fellowship cohort for the 2022-2023 academic year. Following a pilot launch the previous year, the Watson Director’s Fellowship Program connects MPA students to research opportunities alongside faculty across Watson’s Centers and Initiatives. 

Kethural Manokaran ’23 MPH/MPA shares her experience at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs and what she envisions for her future.

Anant Trivedi ’22 MPA discusses his experience in the Brown MPA program and how it prepared him for his current role as a Business Technology Analyst for Deloitte Consulting.

Emmery Brakke ’22 MPA reflects on her time as a graduate student and how she uses the skills she gained from the Brown MPA program in her role as a Legislative Fiscal Analyst for the State of Rhode Island, Senate Fiscal Office.

Natalia Brusco ’22 MPA shares her experience in the Brown MPA program and how it contributed to success in her career as an Analyst for Pallas Advisors.