Policy
I am passionate about policy impact. The current U.S. threat environment is tense, and I am eager to help any way I can. Please reach out!
I was awarded an (inactive) full scope TS/SCI clearance. My public facing engagement is summarized below. But I am a skilled briefer with core insights on US-China relations, technology integration into intelligence, and evaluation of national security programs.
Public Facing Policy Writing
The Prospects for a Negotiated Peace in Ukraine Are Bleak — Monkey Cage, The Washington Post
National Security Whistleblower Reform Is a Sticky Wicket — War on the Rocks (2019)
Courses Delivered to Government
- Military Applications of Data Science — U.S. Department of War
- Interstate Conflict — U.S. Army and civilian pre-conflict zone deployment.
- Asia–Pacific Security — U.S. Army and civilian pre-conflict zone deployment.
- Decision Making in Crisis — U.S. Army and civilian pre-conflict zone deployment.
Select Policy Experience
Director of Research & Evaluation — Performance Systems Inc., Washington, DC · 2015–2017 Designed randomized trials, surveys, and evaluations of U.S. government overseas programs; trained 350+ military and civilian personnel on decision-making and threat analysis in conflict zones.
Analyst for Policy & Programs — Management Systems International, Baghdad & Washington, DC · 2010–2013 Supported a USAID project to rebuild the Iraqi civil service; built the statistical cost-measurement tools underpinning the first U.S.–Iraq Memorandum of Understanding on civil-service reform.
Public Policy Consultant — Various departments · 2008–2010 Built risk-assessment frameworks and large-scale workforce analytics across 60 public-sector departments.
Junior Professional Officer — United Nations, Amman, Jordan · 2006–2007 Developed indicators and surveys that informed an overhaul of education programs for 400 schools and 40,000+ refugee students across four countries.