Stephen Sestanovich, former ambassador-at-large to the Soviet Union, assesses the situation in this video interview. 

Mariana Costa Checa MPA-DP ’13 is the founder and CEO of Laboratoria, a social enterprise that is giving thousands of Latin American women the tools to start a career in the technology sector.

Before studying at Columbia SIPA, Emeka Richard Ochu MPA-EPM ’19 worked at the Central Bank of Nigeria in economic policymaking. He is now a research scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy.

Leselle Vincent MPA-DP ’22 was named among 15 'Lions of Social Justice’ From the Class of 2022 by Columbia University.

Jennifer Burden is the founder and CEO of World Moms Network and a student in Columbia SIPA's Executive MPA (EMPA) program.

SIPA classmates Karine Jean-Pierre MPA ’03 and U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin MIA ’03 share why careers in public service are so important, now more than ever.

Professor Sandra Black is a labor economist whose work is at the intersection of academia and policy.

Frank Reig MPA-ESP ’13 is the cofounder & CEO of Revel, a startup that is electrifying cities through charging hubs, all-electric rideshare, mopeds, and eBikes.

“If SIPA had not given me a fellowship, I never would have embarked on my life's trajectory.”

“What you can build and what that can accomplish is what gets me up in the morning.”