Alumni Profiles

04.02.13
Eric K. Ham, MPP'04, recently authored the report, S.O.S. A U.S. Strategy of State-Building, which offers recommendations for confronting state fragility, using the Arab Spring as the test case, with the aim of developing a framework for addressing the issues wrought by weak states.
03.26.13
The Michigan Department of Community Health announced the appointment of Matthew M. Davis, M.D., AM’00, as the state's chief medical executive. Davis attended Chicago Harris after earning his medical degree from Harvard and completing training in pediatrics and internal medicine in Boston.
12.07.12
Chicago Harris alum Dan Tangherlini (MPP'91), Acting Administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration, tells students how the lessons they learn in the classroom will prepare them to be leaders in the real world.
06.27.12
Juancho Eekhout (MPP’01), Director of Origination and Portfolio Design at San Diego Gas and Electric, was invited to the U.S. Capitol to address the House of Representatives Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus.
05.30.12
Following recent reforms to U.S. financial regulatory structure, Tarek Mahmassani, MPP '01, a senior analyst at the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), considers whether such changes attain their desired goal of protecting consumers and improving financial stability.
05.30.12
An unexpected family move to London prompted Elizabeth Perelstein, AM '80 to start an international school consulting business, to help companies find the best education for the children of transient families like hers when they move abroad.
05.30.12
At age 42, Sandeep Ahuja left his career with the Indian government to become a full-time policy student. By the time he graduated two years later, Ahuja, MPP’06, had founded a nonprofit that could change the delivery of tuberculosis treatment worldwide.
05.25.12
Michael Borowitz, MPP '88, PhD '92 tackles global health issues as a senior health policy analyst for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
05.25.12
Philip Clement, AM '93 manages the sponsorship of teams like Manchester United as Chief Marketing and Communications Officer of Aon Corporation.
05.22.12
Steve Glazerman, PhD '98 examines the impact of federal programs on America's teachers as a Senior Fellow at Mathematica Policy Research.