Program Officer, U.S. Democracy Program

• Mar 2023 - Present

Lead the foundation's grantmaking to strengthen the effectiveness of the executive and legislative branches. Lead the foundation's grantmaking to strengthen the effectiveness of the executive and legislative branches.

Senior Research Manager

• Feb 2021 - Feb 2023

• Manage and advise 8-10 colleagues working in the fields of democracy, political reform, and government capacity that has led to the publication of 10 written products including 3 major reports, 6 workshops, and interactions with over a dozen federal agency leaders. • Created and lead strategic foresight initiative to facilitate strategic planning and resiliency in Congress and federal agencies that has generated new funding opportunities worth over $100,000 (currently under negotiation). • Co-led working group to develop new 5-year organizational strategy aimed at achieving stronger presidential transition outcomes, providing performance insights, deepening work with federal agencies, and raising the organization’s profile. • Developed and reviewed 8 project proposals for potential funders, liaised with internal and external stakeholders to incorporate input and feedback, and ensured proposals advance the organization’s mission. • Manage, design, and execute qualitative and quantitative research projects including: conducting and analyzing over 30 in-depth semi-structured interviews with congressional staff and experts; 6 workshops with federal agencies and internal stakeholders; and helping design and analyze 50-question nationally representative survey of 2,000 Americans on public trust in government. • Created and manage the organization’s Research Advisory Council by recruiting and connecting 14 external research experts to relevant staff and raising the organization’s profile. Show less

Senior Portfolio Manager, Foreign Policy Initiative

• Jul 2020 - Feb 2021

• Managed daily operations for a 25-person foreign policy team that oversaw a $10 million+ grant portfolio. • Managed portfolio risk by monitoring and liaising with team members, including quickly reacting and escalating to resolve risks and threats in accordance with the organization’s mission and values. • Advised and consulted the Vice President for the Foreign Policy Initiative daily on strategic direction, grantmaking and personnel decisions. • Created and managed processes and timelines across multiple lines of business to assess effectiveness of internal teams and external investments. •Led information collection and creation of quarterly and annual internal reports that helped secure the initiative’s internal funding. Show less

Fellow

• Aug 2019 - Jul 2020

Deputy Director, Political Reform Program

• Jan 2018 - Aug 2019

• Published over 50 articles, papers, and reports on issues related to civic engagement, democracy, and improving the political process in the U.S. and Brazil in outlets such as The Atlantic, Foreign Affairs, and Vox.• Secured over $4 million in grants for the program over a four-year period.• Managed and wrote or co-wrote over 40 grant proposals and grant reports.• Oversaw financial reporting for at least 10 different grant proposals at any given time.• Coordinated all aspects of the program’s work, including budget and planning, interactions with key programstakeholders that included donors, partners, and other programs within New America.• Developed and implemented over 50 convenings that included panel discussions, roundtables, book talks, as well as over10 private stakeholder convenings.• Led and developed a long-term strategic program plan in consultation with the director of the program that included theimplementation of new initiatives as well as identifying new funding opportunities.• Hired, trained, managed and mentored four program staff; hired and trained new team members. Show less

Research Associate

• Jun 2016 - Jan 2018

•Research for and coordination of projects on multistakeholder coalitions, women and inclusivity in foreign policy, and transpartisanship •Research and writing on issues of representation and participation•Support with grant writing and donor outreach•Research and writing about Brazilian politics

Research/ Program Assistant

• Jun 2015 - Jun 2016

•Research and writing on issues such as money in politics, congressional reform, lobbying, voting structures, polarization, and civic participation•Support to journalism, academic research, and convening in order to more accurately and persuasively define issues, sharpen the proposed solutions, and bring new voices to the conversation•Organization of panel discussions, roundtables, book discussions, and other public or invite-only events•Copy-editing work

Junior Fellow

• Aug 2014 - Jun 2015

•Research assistant for Sarah Chayes and Rachel Kleinfeld, Democracy and Rule of Law Program •Analysis of rule of law trajectory and political reform in Georgia, India, Colombia, Italy, and Nigeria •Research and writing on corruption and threats to national security; mapping of kleptocratic networks (Nigeria, Bulgaria, Brazil) •Production of reports and memos on perceptions of inequality and their correlation to insurgent behavior •Organization of conferences, meetings and workshops & Management of social media accounts •Copy-editing work Show less

Global Programming System Intern

• May 2013 - Jul 2013

•Gathered and synthesized country program information as a pre-deployment data set •Supported the policy adviser and program specialist in the revision of relevant policies affected by the GPS system, and in the development of capacity-building materials for end-users •Translated policy documents from Spanish to English •Uploaded data into GPS prior to its deployment •Collaborated in the maintenance of the agency’s website used by offices around the world •Gathered and synthesized country program information as a pre-deployment data set •Supported the policy adviser and program specialist in the revision of relevant policies affected by the GPS system, and in the development of capacity-building materials for end-users •Translated policy documents from Spanish to English •Uploaded data into GPS prior to its deployment •Collaborated in the maintenance of the agency’s website used by offices around the world

Research Intern

• Jun 2012 - Jul 2012

•Performed research on outward foreign direct investment, investment groups and transnationality of Brazilian companies, and acquisitions and mergers to further the economic relationship between Brazil and Greece •Engaged in research on federal taxation and joined ventures in order to improve Greek companies’ understanding of Brazilian market •Translated documents, letters, and e-mails that were exchanged between the Consulate and Brazilian and Greek companies (Portuguese and English) •Performed research on outward foreign direct investment, investment groups and transnationality of Brazilian companies, and acquisitions and mergers to further the economic relationship between Brazil and Greece •Engaged in research on federal taxation and joined ventures in order to improve Greek companies’ understanding of Brazilian market •Translated documents, letters, and e-mails that were exchanged between the Consulate and Brazilian and Greek companies (Portuguese and English)