Rosa Park is the Director of Programs and Editor at the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea.

Justice Johnson is a content manager for Convergence, the global network for blended finance. We generate blended finance data, intelligence, and deal flow to increase private sector investment in developing countries.

Menna Demessie leads the CBCF’s research and policy initiatives that affect African Americans and the global black community.

Claudia Muñoz improves U.S. defense and security

Likumbi Kapihya serves as the Hub Manager for the Social Enterprise Academy in Zambia.

David Lubell inspires people to build a different kind of world — one that embraces immigrants and refugees, and fosters opportunity for all.

Paulina Guzman advises, assists, and supports officials in the city of Atlanta on matters of diplomatic procedure.

Margaret Huang is the president and chief executive officer of the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Karen Attiah is the Global Opinions editor at The Washington Post.

Maria Stephan directs the Program on Nonviolent Action at the U.S. Institute of Peace.

Fred Ninh contributes to the development and implementation of policies to stimulate clean growth, create jobs, and drive innovation across all sectors, facilitating Canada’s transition to a low-carbon economy.

Kori Schake is the director of foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute

Julia Kim helps to create livable, resilient communities by partnering with public agencies, community leaders, and key stakeholders throughout California.

Anoush Rima Tatevossian leads Strategic Communications and Engagement for the World Food Programme.

Barbara Scola conducts research and develops tools to support development agencies in their financial inclusion efforts.

Sherman Chu is a threat intelligence analyst for New York City Cyber Command.

An estimated one third of the world’s mangrove forests have been destroyed. Two UCSD GPS alumni are taking on the challenge with the Global Mangrove Trust.

As part of an ongoing Pass the Pen series, we feature Alisha Tomita-Yu ’16, who has kept busy since graduation looking at the future of technology at Oracle, championing diversity and inclusion

Daniel José Oliveira MA ’15 came to Yale with the lofty aspiration to reform Brazilian politics. Four years later, Daniel is making his dream a reality.

Jin Young is in charge of  a growing portfolio of programs and in -country operations  in Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan for the Global Green Growth Institute.

Jongbeom Choi is program officer for The Asia Foundation’s Korea office, where he is mainly responsible for North Korea and Northeast Asia regional programs.

Shingi Mavima was disheartened by the educational inequality in Zimbabwe, but his time at the Penn State School of International Affairs helped him become an author and non-profit founder.

Inspired by her time at PSIA, Samina Ansari decided to head back to the country of her birth to work in the areas of conflict resolution and women’s rights. 

As part of our ongoing Pass the Pen series, we feature MEC Development Principal Peter Moritzburke ’96 who shares his favorite GPS memories and his key to success in renewables and the environment

Rodrigo Serran ’14 forges opportunities for Brazilian economic growth in the EU as part of the largest trade agreement in Brazil’s history

Alumnus Andrés Prieto, MPP ’19, unearths pathways to sustainable land and food systems in Mexico City as part of the United Nations network

Immigration officer Jack Bisase, MA ’15, reunites siblings, children and spouses from the Dominican Republic on US soil.

John Noël, an SIS alum, turned his passion for environmental issues into a career. He protects drinking water through research, policy, and advocacy.

Dilanthi Ranaweera has forged a path of public service from Washington, DC to the rural farms of Myanmar and Kenya. The SIS alumna helps smallholder farmers develop a better quality of life.

Conversation with Nicole Bibbins Sedaca after 20+ years promoting democracy and respect for human rights