Hometown: Lisbon, Portugal
Why did you choose McCourt? Rigorous Quant-Econ based curriculum; collaborative and diverse community; location in central DC
What professional/ work experience did you have prior to coming to McCourt? I worked in International Development for 6 years (UN Agencies and International NGOs) in Climate Change Policy, Disaster Risk Management, Women’s Rights and Gender-Based Violence (Timor-Leste) ; Refugees and Migration (Greece), and interned at the European Parliament (Brussels).
What has been the best part of your experience so far? All the wonderful people I’ve met at McCourt.
Student organization involvement while at McCourt: McCourt Policy in Practice (MPiP); McCourt Energy & Environmental Policy Group (E&E); European Policy Organization (EPO)
Undergraduate University, degree, and major: Goldsmiths, University of London, History & Politics
Hobbies/ Interests: International Economic Policy, Energy and Climate
Reach out to me about: Non-quant background; any practical or existential questions