Policy Experts

Ed Hale

Assistant Professor, Marine Science and PolicyUniversity of Delaware

Dr. Ed Hale is a fisheries and aquaculture specialist

Swati Gupta

Assistant Professor, Industrial and Systems EngineeringGeorgia Tech - College of Engineering

Gupta's research focuses on optimization, machine learning, and bias and fairness within the AI sphere.

Cordell Carter, II

Vice President, OperationsNational Alliance for Public Charter Schools

Innovative Social Sector Executive

David Mednicoff

Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Public PolicyUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

David Mednicoff is a lawyer and political scientist whose work relates central issues of Middle Eastern politics, law and US foreign policy.

Shehzad L. Mian

Associate Professor of FinanceEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Gregor Semieniuk

Assistant Research Professor at the Political Economy Research Institute and the Department of EconomicsUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Gregor Semieniuk is an expert on the political economy of policy-induced structural change required to transition to a low-carbon economy.

Michael Mendez

Assistant Professor of Urban Planning and Public PolicyUC Irvine

Michael Mendez has experience in the public and private sectors, where he consulted and actively engaged in the policymaking process.

Ashley Ireland

Senior Lecturer and Director of Simulated LearningLoyola Marymount University

Department of Teaching and Learning

Yvette Lapayese

ProfessorLoyola Marymount University

Department of Teaching and Learning

David Kaplan

ProfessorUniversity of Florida

David Kaplan studies connecting ecosystems, the hydrologic cycle, and humans with the goal of advancing natural resources conservation.