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McCourt School alumna charges ahead on EV adoption incentives for Washington State

As a clean transportation policy engagement specialist for the Washington State Department of Commerce, Emma Wyma (MPP’23) is the point person for the state’s Electric…

March 10, 2025

Alumni
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“I had never heard of a business model like this”: The ambitious affordable housing solution for working-class Americans

With deep roots in San Francisco, Tim Szarnicki is leading an innovative, affordable housing business model aimed at a group often sold short: middle-income earners. As executive…

November 13, 2024

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Georgetown alumnus develops innovative database to expose LGBTQ+ abuses

When Juan Pablo Delgado (MPP’19) started litigating cases in Mexican courts on LGBTQ+ rights abuses, local and national authorities often denied the existence of prejudice…

April 8, 2024

Alumni
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McCourt School alumni help drive America’s digital transformation as Digital Corps Fellows

Alex Adams (MS-DSPP’22) and Louisa Sholar (MPP’23), alumni of Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy , were selected among more than 1,300 applicants to…

November 14, 2023

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Veteran McCourt School alum awarded AARP Purpose Prize

Ken Falke (MPM’11), a 21-year veteran of the U.S. Navy Special Operations Explosive Ordnance Disposal community and retired master chief petty officer, is the founder and…

November 10, 2023

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McCourt School alum Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) elected to serve as House Democratic Leader

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) (MPP’94), who earned a Master of Public Policy degree from what was then known as the Georgetown Public Policy Institute, was unanimously elected to…

December 6, 2022

Alumni
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Political pollster to professor: How a McCourt School alum is paying it forward

Alex Lundry (MPP‘04), the inaugural recipient of the Whittington Scholarship , was drawn to what was then the Georgetown Public Policy Institute (GPPI) for its …

October 31, 2022

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McCourt alumna recognized among the nation’s top technology talent

McCourt alum Sahithi Adari (MS-DSPP‘22) was selected as part of the inaugural cohort of the U.S. Digital Corps (USDC), an early‑career fellowship program designed for the…

October 11, 2022

Alumni
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Those who can do… also teach

McCourt School alum Bobby Clark (MPP’06) has joined George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health as a part-time faculty member. His introductory…

August 15, 2022

Alumni
Discovery & Impact

McCourt School alumna’s social enterprise receives investment from DC government

Mayor Muriel Bowser, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) and 1863 Ventures announced 16 local businesses as first-round recipients of.…

June 27, 2022