I knew I wanted to concentrate in Government from the beginning of my time at Harvard, and that decision has stood the test of time. In my undergrad, I focused on international relations and wrote my senior thesis on the effects of the global economic and financial crisis on European defense spending and cooperation. It was a long and arduous process, but it was well worth the effort for all the insight I received from my adviser and tutorial leader and for the opportunity to interview leading practitioners and scholars on this topic. Following my graduation, I began my career as an Urban Fellow in the New York City government, working to streamline the City’s procurement processes. This outstanding program enabled me to form long-lasting bonds with a group of peers who were similarly dedicated to solving social and economic issues and to witness first-hand how bureaucracy and politics drive policy and outcomes. This experience led me to pursue a joint Master of Public Policy at the London School of Economics and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, spending my first year in London and my second one in Singapore. It was an amazing exposure to the world of policy—economic, security, urban, and their intersections—on multiple continents. Most recently, I’ve moved back to Boston and began working as policy advisor to the Chief Digital Officer at the Massachusetts Office of Information Technology (MassIT), the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’s technology agency. In my role, I lead internal operations as well as MassIT’s engagement with other state agencies as we rebuild the state’s website from scratch.