Anna Lising

Current position and employer: Senior Climate Advisor to Governor Inslee

Hometown and current city: Seattle, WA

Why did you choose McCourt? I chose McCourt for the quantitative analysis curriculum, the thesis requirement, and the Georgetown reputation.

What internships did you have during your time at McCourt? None, but I worked full-time at the US Department of Energy and then the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory while I was a student at McCourt.

What was the best part of your experience with McCourt? Meeting lifelong friends and my husband.

Undergraduate university, degree, and major: University of Washington, BA, double major in Political Science & Philosophy

Hobbies/ Interests: I have two young kids, so during the pandemic I got really good at building legos and forts… and craft cocktails.