Policy People

In this episode of The Policy People, joining the conversation is <b>Alejandro Cuauhtemoc-Mejia</b>, a Silicon Valley co-founder and strategist with a career path as unique as his name. Alejandro shares his journey from...

<b>Amber Mercier, class of 2010, has dedicated her career to supporting students on their exchange education journey. She strongly believes in the power of education,especially one that is globally diverse. In this...

Sarah Guminski, class of 2017, is currently head of startup experience at 1871, a nonprofit that helps entrepreneurs.<br /><br />She comes from a heavy research background, thinking she would do a Ph.D only to later...

Jihan Varisco (Class of ‘14) has built something truly impactful during his time at Harris.<br /><br />Through The Flip Side, he is pursuing his mission of bridging the gap between liberals and conservatives. With more...

<br />Adam Nation, class of 2015, is our guest for the third episode of Policy Podcast. Adam has done extensive work in public health, and in this episode, he shares his journey of trying to make people healthier in...

Robert Callahan (Class of 2016) has joined us for the second episode to discuss his current position at the Office of New York City Comptroller as the Director of Policy Analytics and the logistical, financial, social...

<b>To start our second season, where we will be interviewing alumni, we have asked Alberto Ramos (Class of 2012) to be our first guest. He was this year’s convocation speaker and did a wonderful job graduating us...

<b>It is the last episode, hopefully the last as a Harris student and not the end of the road for this podcast. For two years, we laughed, cried, showed vulnerability and became better versions of ourselves. To all of...

<b>Now that we are approaching the end of the program, I decided to invite Melodie Angel Slaughter and Karan Kapoor for the sixth episode to talk about highs and lows of life and how we found God in the darkness...

Neil Stein MPP’ 25 and Lauren Schmidt are my guests for the fifth episode. They both have had very different backgrounds and paths but what make them an amazing duo are their curiosity and their courage. <br />We will...

We’re kicking off the new year with a special episode featuring two incredible guests—John (Jay) Parish and Madison Moreau. John served in the U.S. Army for 13 years before coming to Harris, while Madison grew up in a...

<b>In the last episode of 2024, I had Omar Ansari and William Wu, two second-year MPP students talk about their solo journeys. They both moved to the States by themselves at a young age and throughout this episode, we...

<b>In the second episode of policy people, we have Ralph Valery Valiere and LaVontae Brooks, two MPP students with extensive experience in their governments of Haiti and the United States. In this episode we dive deeper...

Policy People is the newest podcast from the University of Chicago Public Policy Podcast Network (UC3P). In this series, we will be interviewing current MPP and MSCAPP students on their previous experiences, their...