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Alumni

SIPA’s Global Alumni Community

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Alumni Relations

Joining a Powerful Global Network

As a graduate of SIPA, you belong to a powerful and global network of more than 26,000 alumni in over 160 countries.

The Office of Alumni Relations and the SIPA Alumni Association offer opportunities and events for you to connect with classmates, faculty, students, and the school. 

Explore below ways to connect at SIPA and across the university, including volunteer opportunities, events, and alumni resources.

Contact us at: [email protected]

Alumni News

Climate & Sustainable Development

Through Agent C Wildlife Initiative, Hongxiang Huang MPA-DP ’13 is risking it all for the world’s most trafficked mammal: the pangolin.

May 06 2026
Columbia Magazine

Approximately 270 alumni returned to SIPA for expert-guided conversations on today’s foremost policy challenges and to reconnect with classmates.

Apr 02 2026
Meet the SIPA Community

What began as a late-night idea among SIPA classmates has grown into a global storytelling phenomenon. Mijael Garrido Lecca MPA ’23 helped launch The Navidad Sur Project, with support from Aranzazú Jorquiera Johnson MPA-DP ’23. The project reimagines the origin story of Santa Claus through the lens of the Southern Hemisphere.

Mar 31 2026
Meet the SIPA Community

A geo-economist and defense strategist working at the intersection of finance and defense technology, Anthony Tokarz MIA ’25 discusses how SIPA gave him the practitioner-based toolkit to succeed.

Mar 27 2026