Political Science

Why do Hindus and Muslims live in harmony in one city and fight bitterly in another just a few miles away? Why is the U.S. the only industrialized nation without a complete national health insurance? What is the legacy of slavery in the U.S.? Why are there so few women in Congress? How is radicalism in the Middle East changing? Why and how does democracy flourish? Just what is democracy? How do emotions shape our political behavior? What do war movies tell us about the USA? Would less government lead to more social justice? What is social justice? How does smuggling (of drugs, guns, and people) reshape international relations? How do immigrants see the American Dream? What is the American dream?

Political science is about questions like these. You can grapple with every one of them –and many more— in the classrooms of the Brown political science department. We study how people –nations, regions, cities, communities— live their common lives. How people solve (or duck) their common problems. How people govern themselves. How they think, talk, argue, fight, and vote. Students passionate about social challenges may also choose to pursue the Engaged Scholars Program, which allows them to connect theory and practice and gain hands-on experience working with community partners.

Here's what concentrators from the classes of 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020, reported they were doing in their first year after graduation.

2020

Employment

• Academic Coach, We Education
• Analyst, Deloitte
• Analyst, Landmark Partners
• Assistant to the Director, Illinois Department of Employment Security
• Associate Customer Solutions Manager, Amazon
• Associate Technical Consultant, FiscalNote
• Associate, SGR Consulting
• Business Analyst - Marketing, Wayfair
• Business Analyst, McKinsey & Co.
• Case Manager, U.S. Courts of Appeals
• Consultant, Teneo
• Data Scientist, Anne Lewis Strategies
• Digital Strategist, National Republican Congressional Committee
• English Teacher, Ministerio de Educación
• Field Organizer, Pennsylvania Democratic Party
• Field Organizer, Vermont Democratic Party
• Financial Analyst, Goldman Sachs
• Infantry Officer, U.S. Army
• Instructional Designer, National Democratic Training Committee
• Investment Banking Analyst, Barclays
• Legislative Secretary, The National Assembly of The Republic of Korea
• Litigation Legal Assistant, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
• Middle School Teacher, The Learning Community Charter School
• Officer, U.S. Navy
• Paralegal, Planned Parenthood Federation of America
• Paralegal, Prisoners' Legal Services of Massachusetts
• Paralegal/Claims Advocate, Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick LTD
• Private equity data operations analyst, Chronograph
• Product Research and Design Associate, Marstone, Inc.
• Project Developer, RadicalxChange Foundation
• Project Manager, Prove
• Research Associate (Consumer), Third Bridge Group Limited
• Staff Assistant with Senator Mazie Hirono, U.S. Congress
• Strategy Analyst, Deloitte
• Young Global Professional, Atlantic Council

Graduate School

• Belmont University, MSA, Sport Administration
• Brandeis University, MFA, Music Composition & Theory
• Brown University, MPA, Public Affairs
• Brown University, MPA, Public Affairs
• Brown University, MS, Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship Engineering (PRIME)
• Columbia University, JD
• Harvard University, JD
• Harvard University, JD
• New York University, JD
• Princeton University, PhD, Politics
• University of California, Berkeley, JD
• University of Chicago, MA, Computational Social Science
• University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, JD

Fellowships

• Fulbright Fellowship
• Great Oaks Legacy Charter School Fellowship
• Marshall Scholarship
• Residency in Social Enterprise (Rise) Fellowship

2019

Employment

• Analyst, Blackrock
• Analyst, CMA Strategy Consulting
• Analyst, Kekst CNC
• Anchor Production Assistant, MSNBC - 11th Hour with Brian Williams
• Assistant Buyer, Bloomingdale's
• Associate Consultant, Bain & Company
• Associate Consultant, Bain & Company
• Associate Equity Analyst, Rockefeller Capital Management
• Associate, Bennett Midland
• Associate, Boston Consulting Group
• Associate, EY-Parthenon
• Associate, EY-Parthenon
• Business Analyst, McKinsey & Company
• Business Development Representative, Heap
• Business Services Trainee, Latham & Watkins LLP
• Category Specialist, Walmart eCommerce
• Client Advocate, Harris County Public Defender's Office
• Corporate Strategy and Research Analyst, Liberty Mutual
• Customer Success Associate, BounceX
• Data Analytics and Engineering, Execution and Trading, Millennium Management
• Deputy Press Secretary, Pete for America
• Editorial Assistant, Disney Publishing Worldwide
• Fellow, Lead For America
• Field Organizer, Elizabeth Warren for President
• Financial Analyst, RBC Capital Markets
• Fixed Income Analyst, Morgan Stanley
• Investment Banking Analyst, Barclays
• Investment Banking Analyst, Goldman Sachs
• Investment Banking Analyst, Perella Weinberg Partners
• Language and Culture Assistant, La Comunidad De Madrid
• Legal Assistant, Michael D. Carroll LLC and Law Office of Julie Davis Lisa
• Management Trainee, PennEngineering
• Music Central Floater, William Morris Endeavor
• New Client Case Manager, Keches Law Group
• News Intern, Bloomberg LP
• North American English Language and Cultural Assistant, Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture, and Sport
• Paralegal, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
• Paralegal, Hawkins, Delafield & Wood, LLC
• Paralegal, US Department of Justice
• Publishing Operations Coordinator, Songtrust
• Research Analyst, Goldsmith and Co.
• Research Assistant, Elaine Sciolino
• Research and Communication Analyst, Rural Innovation Strategies, Inc.
• Researcher, Never Again Consulting
• Second Lieutenant, US Marine Corps
• Staff Assistant, US Senate
• Teacher, Success Academy Charter Schools
• Tri-State Finance Associate, Democratic National Committee

Graduate School

• Brown University, MA, Urban Education Policy
• Columbia University, MS, Journalism
• Georgetown University, MA, Security Studies - U.S. National Security Policy
• Suffolk University, JD
• The Graduate Institute, Geneva (IHEID), MA, International Affairs
• University of Cambridge, MPhil, Management

2018

Employment

• 2018 Corps Member/Teacher, Teach for America
• Account Manager, Digital Marketing Agency
• Allocation Analyst, Gabe's
• Analyst, Altman Vilandrie & Co.
• Analyst, Deloitte
• Analyst, Goldman Sachs
• Analyst, Goldman Sachs
• Analyst, Goldman Sachs
• Assistant Editor, Foreign Affairs / Council on Foreign Relations
• Assistant, Management 360
• Assistant, Verve Talent & Literary Agency
• Associate Consultant, JDX Consulting
• Associate Consultant, Kaiser Associates
• Benefits Analyst, Lumity
• Business Analyst, Deloitte
• Business Analyst, McKinsey & Co.
• Business Development Coordinator, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, LLP
• Campaign and Strategy Associate, Rhode Island School of Design
• Case Assistant, Alston & Bird LLP
• Client Service Associate, UBS
• Consultant, Optimity Advisors
• Consultant, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
• Data Analyst & Writer, Acumen, LLC
• Deputy Press Secretary, Friends of Sherrod Brown
• Director of PR and Marketing, Crosscheck LLC
• Election Coordinator, Edison Media Research Inc.
• Fellow - SixThirty, Venture for America
• Field Organizer, Bredesen for Senate
• Global Marketing Assistant (Brand), Weight Watchers
• Intern, 38 North at the Stimson Center
• Intern, GTR Ventures
• Investment Banking Analyst, Evercore
• Investment Banking Analyst, Harris Williams
• Legal Analyst, Goldman Sachs
• Legal Fellow, Stris & Maher LLP
• Litigation Legal Assistant, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, LLP
• Litigation Paralegal, Proskauer Rose LLP
• Management Consulting Associate, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
• Marketing Associate, DraftKings
• Operations Manager, WBRU
• Paralegal, Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein and Fox, PLLC
• Policy Associate, Hamilton Place Strategies
• Practice Assistant, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP
• Project & Research Assistant, Catalyst for Payment Reform
• Project Analyst, Mintz Levin
• RFP Writer, Lazard Asset Management
• Research Assistant for Social and Behavioral Science Research, Population Council
• Sales Associate, Fenway Sports Management
• Senior Consultant, Deloitte
• Staff Assistant & Legislative Correspondent, Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick
• Staff Assistant, Office of U. S. Senator Jack Reed
• Strategy and Operations Analyst, Deloitte
• Substitute Teacher, Pittsfield Public Schools
• TEDx Media Fellow, TED Conferences

Graduate School

• Brown University, MPA, Public Affairs
• Brown University, MPA, Public Affairs
• Brown University, MPA, Public Affairs
• Harvard University, JD
• Harvard University, JD
• Harvard University, MA, Regional Studies: Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Fellowships

• Fulbright Fellowship (Colombia)
• Fulbright Fellowship (Germany)
• Fulbright Fellowship (Uzbekistan)

2017

Employment

• Agent Trainee, United Talent Agency
• Analyst, Altman Vilandrie & Co.
• Analyst, Barclays
• Analyst, Golden Gate Capital
• Analyst, Redstone Strategy Group
• Assistant Director, Common Cause Massachusetts
• Associate, Hamilton Place Strategies
• Attorney Support Specialist, Latham & Watkins LLP
• Business Analyst, McKinsey & Co.
• Business Analyst, McKinsey & Co.
• Chief Operations Intern, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC)
• Contributing Writer, Guest of a Guest LLC
• Corps Member (Cleveland Central High School Teacher), Teach for America
• Data and Policy Analyst, Acumen, LLC
• Development Assistant - Scripted & Comedy, Refinery29, Inc.
• Eisendrath Legislative Assistant, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
• Federal Analyst, Deloitte
• Innovation Fellow with the Center on the Administration of Criminal Law, New York University School of Law
• Intern, Daniel Biss for Governor
• Intern, United Nations
• Investment Strategy Analyst, State Street Global Advisors
• Jury Assistant, Baltimore County Circuit Court
• Legislative Fellow, U.S. House of Representatives
• Media Analyst and Account Manager, PublicRelay
• Media Analyst, VaynerMedia
• Operations intern, American Junior Golf Association
• Paralegal, Law Offices of Iannella and Mummola
• Program Planner, Independent Commission on New York City Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform
• Recruiting Coordinator, Brightcove
• Research Analyst, Mt. Auburn Associates
• Research Assistant, Impact Justice
• Research and Insights Analyst, The Advisory Board Company
• Retained Intake and Community Advocate, Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem
• Social Impact Intern, Weber Shandwick
• Sports Facility Analyst, CSL/Legends
• Teacher Resident, Aspire Public Schools
• Trainee - Iron Ore, Glencore International AG

Graduate School

• JD
• JD
• MFA
• MPA
• MPA

2016

Employment

• 2016 Corps Member, Teach for America
• Administrative Assistant, Christian Aid Ireland
• Admissions Consultant, Inspire! Education China
• Analyst, Avascent
• Analyst, Deloitte
• Analyst, Digitas LBi
• Analyst, J.P. Morgan
• Analyst, Simon-Kucher & Partners
• Asset Management Analyst, ACORE Capital
• Associate Editor, Journal of World Affairs, Brown University
• Associate Teacher, Success Academy Charter Schools
• Associate, Parthenon - Ernst & Young
• Associate, PwC Strategy&
• Business Analyst, Deloitte
• Business Analyst, McKinsey & Co.
• Client Service Associate, AlphaSights
• Cofounder and Researcher, Banter
• Communications Intern, Legal Aid at Work
• Compliance Business Services Trainee, Latham & Watkins
• Consultant, BNP Paribas
• Corporate Legal Assistant, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
• Cyber Security Specialist, McKinsey & Co.
• Developer, Good Judgment, Inc.
• Editorial Assistant, Metropolitan
• Elite Program Academic Advisor, Great China International Education
• Federal Analyst, Deloitte
• Fellow, Venture for America
• Foreign Exchange Analyst, Brown Brothers Harriman
• Foreign Rights Assistant, InkWell Management
• Intern, Endo Pharmaceutical
• Investigator, The Bronx Defenders
• Investment Banking Analyst, Barclays
• Investment Banking Analyst, Financial Institutions Group (FIG), Goldman Sachs
• Investment Banking Analyst, Goldman Sachs
• Investment Banking Analyst, Goldman Sachs
• Investment Banking Analyst, Goldman Sachs
• Legal Assistant, Sullivan and Cromwell
• Manager, Welspun Tubular LLC
• National Direct Mail Coordinator, Hillary for America
• Officer, Korean Military
• Organizer, Ohio Democratic Party
• Paralegal Specialist, US Department of Justice, Antitrust Division
• Paralegal, Clayman & Rosenberg LLP
• Paralegal, Federal Defenders Office of Manhattan
• President, Co-Founder, Farmer Willie's Inc.
• Presidential Intern, The American University in Cairo
• Production Assistant, MSNBC
• Program Associate at Office of Economic Empowerment, Massachusetts Office of the State Treasurer and Receiver General
• Program Coordinator, Practice Makes Perfect
• Project Manager, MIT Technology Review
• Recruiting Coordinator, International Justice Mission
• Research Analyst, IDA (Institute for Defense Analyses)
• Research Associate, Council on Foreign Relations
• Research Intern, Erasmus Happiness Economics Research Organisation
• Research and Analytics Intern, Goodby Silverstein & Partners
• Sales Development Representative, Okta, Inc.
• Staff Assistant, U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein
• Training and Technical Assistance Coordinator, New York City, Alliance Against Sexual Assault
• Young Ambassador Alumni, No Barriers USA

Graduate School

• Brown University, MPA, Public Affairs
• Brown University, MPA, Public Affairs
• Columbia University & LSE Dual Degree, MA, International/World history
• Georgetown University Law Center, JD
• Georgetown University, PhD, Government/Political science
• New York University School of Law, JD
• Stanford University, PhD, Political Science
• The University of Wisconsin-Madison, La Follette School of Public Affairs, MPA, Public Affairs
• University of Georgia Law School, JD
• University of Michigan Law School, JD
• University of Oxford, Dphil, Philosophy
• University of Pennsylvania Law School, JD

Fellowships

• Fulbright Scholarship
• International Fund for Agricultural Development Fellow
• Princeton in Africa Fellowship
• Stanford Graduate School of Business Research Fellowship

2015

Employment

• Account Executive, Finsbury
• Account Manager, DigitasLBI
• Admissions Officer, Brown University
• Advertising Online Specialist, Google Singapore
• Analyst, Barclays
• Analyst, Credit Suisse
• Analyst, Intensity Corporation
• Analyst, Morning Consult
• Analyst- Junior Consultant, BNP Paribas
• Associate, 270 Strategies
• Associate, AlphaSights
• Associate, RF Binder Partners
• Associate, The Margolin Group
• Business Analyst, McKinsey & Company
• Business Analyst, McKinsey & Company
• Business Development Associate, HourlyNerd
• Business Development, IBM
• Consultant, Exeter Group
• Deputy Manager, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
• Financial Analyst, LaSalle Investment Management
• Intern, Office of the Director and President, The Wilson Center
• Intern, US House of Representatives
• Investment Banking Analyst, Goldman Sachs
• Investment Banking Analyst, UBS Investment Bank
• Junior Analyst, Brava
• Junior Associate, Seed Investments, Betaworks
• Labor Organizer/Activist, UNITE HERE
• Legal Project Assistant, Monotype
• Morning Edtion Intern, National Public Radio
• Paralegal - International Litigation and Arbitration Practice, Foley Hoag LLP
• Paralegal, White & Case LLP
• Program Management Intern, Frog Design
• Project Assistant, Atlantic Council
• Project Assistant, Sidley Austin LLP
• Research Assistant - Religious Studies, Brown University
• Research Assistant, Police Executive Research Forum
• Research Assistant, The Ballabh Lab
• Research Fellow, New York University Center on Law and Security
• Researcher, MapLight
• Services Associate, Appnexus
• Software Designer, IBM
• Software Engineer, Google
• Staff Assistant, US Congressman David Cicillini
• Strategic Consultatnt, Brand Union
• Teacher, 9th Grade Composition, Achievement First University Prep High School
• Urban Fellow, New York City - Mayor's Office of Operations

Graduate School

• Princeton University, PhD, Politics
• Stanford University Law School, JD
• Stetson University College of Law, JD
• University of Cambridge - Harvey A. Baker Fellow, MPhil, Political Science
• University of Cambridge, M.Phil, Intellectual History and Political Thought
• Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, JD
• Yale University, MBA, Business Administration

2014

Employment

• Ai Trainer, X.ai
• Analyst, Deloitte Consulting
• Analyst, IMPAQ International
• Analyst, Strategy and Analysis, DigitasLBi
• Associate, Blueframe
• Associate, Cushman & Wakefield
• Baseball Operations Intern, Cincinnati Reds
• Business Analyst, McKinsey & Company
• Business Operations Analyst, LiveIntent Inc.
• Campaign Organizer, The Public Interest Network
• Commercial Leadership Program Member, GE Lighting
• Communications Director, Brett Smiley for Mayor of Providence
• Consulting Analyst, Fidelity Investments
• Consulting Associate, Cambridge Associates
• Consulting Intern, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
• Corps Member, AmeriCorps - City Year Miami
• Deputy Manager, Mahindra Group
• Digital Marketing/Branding Internship, Ruby Rocket's
• Digital News Associate, ABC News
• Executive Assistant to UN Ambassador Samantha Power, United Nations
• Fellow, U.S. Congressional Hispanic Caucus
• Field Organizer, Gina Raimondo for Governor
• GTS Analyst, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
• Intern, ThinkProgress
• Intern, U.S. Office of Representative Brad Sherman
• International Education Consultant, Admissionado
• Junior Research Analyst, The Research Board
• Junior Web Developer, Ravel Law
• Legal Assistant, Cravath, Swaine, and Moore LLP
• Legal Assistant, White & Case
• Legal Assistant, Winston & Strawn LLP
• Legal Research Analyst, Conrad O'Brien PC
• Litigation Clerk, Irell & Manella LLP
• Litigation Legal Assistant, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
• Market Associate, Expedia, Inc.
• Paralegal, Boies, Schiller & Flexner
• Policy Associate, The Education Counsel
• Press Assistant, U.S. Department of Justice
• Private Equity Analyst, The Abraj Group
• Project Analyst, Mintz Levin
• Project Manager, Ministry of Change
• Staff Assistant, U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging
• Volunteer Coordinator, Committee to Elect Frank Ferri

Graduate School

• Columbia University Law School, Juris Doctor (JD), Law
• Harvard Law School, JD
• Harvard University Law School, JD
• Iowa State University, MS, Sustainable Agriculture
• JD
• University of California-Los Angeles Law School, JD
• University of Pennsylvania Law School, JD
• University of Pennsylvania, MPA, Public Administration
• Yale University Law School, JD

2013

Employment

• Account Executive, RBG Advertising
• Account Manager, AppNexus
• Account Manager, SessionM
• After School Site Director, 21st Century Initiative - Van Corlaer Elementary School, Boys and Girls Club of Schenectady
• Analyst, Goldman Sachs & Co.
• Analyst, Morgan Stanley
• Analyst, Morgan Stanley
• Assistant Director, The Galen Foundation
• Assistant to the Executive Director, Bronx Defenders
• Associate Consultant, Accenture
• Associate Consultant, Axia Limited
• Associate Consultant, Newton Strategy Group
• Associate, High Street Partners
• Business Analyst, McKinsey & Company
• Business Analyst, McKinsey & Company
• Commercial Training Program, General Electric
• Connectivity Consultant, Eze Software Group
• Consultant, Booz Allen Hamilton
• Consultant, Citrix Systems, Inc.
• Corporate Paralegal, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
• Corps Member/2nd Grade Teacher - Dean Petersen Elementary School, Teach for America
• Corps Member/Teacher, Teach For America
• Director of Sales and Brand Management, InMarket
• History Teaching Fellow, Northfield Mount Hermon School
• IBD Analyst, Goldman Sachs & Co.
• Intern, Wall Street Journal
• Investment Banking Analyst, J.P. Morgan
• Legislative Director, The Texas House of Representatives
• Management Trainee, McMaster-Carr Supply Company
• Marketing Associate, TribalVision
• Mechanical Engineering Management Trainee, Norfolk Southern Corporation
• Operations Analyst, Clinton Health Access Initiative
• Operations, American Rental Property Solutions LLC
• Program Assistant, Governance Division, International Republican Institute
• Programs Intern, Architectural League
• Research Assistant, Global Public Policy Institute
• Research Specialist, Special Olympics International
• Researcher, MapLight
• Senior Field Organizer, Congressional Campaign, Mark Takai for Congress
• Social Change Fellow, Fenton Communications
• Software Engineer, Google
• Strategy Analyst, Capital One
• Summer Fellow, Enroll America
• Summer Intern, Burson Marsteller

Graduate School

• Brown University, MA, History
• Columbia University, JD
• Columbia University, MA, Latin American studies
• London School of Economics, MS, International Health Policy/Health Economics
• New York University School of Law, JD
• Northeastern University School of Law, JD
• Rhode Island College, MA, Political Science
• University of Oxford, LLB, Law
• Yale Law School, JD
• Yale School of Public Health, MPH, Health Policy

2012

Employment

• Analyst, JP Morgan
• Analyst, Kobre and Kim LLP
• Analyst, Lazard
• Analyst, Penn Schoen Berland
• Assistant Editor, The New Criterion
• Associate Consultant, Bain & Co.
• Associate Consultant, Boston Consulting Group
• Associate Teacher, Brooke Charter Schools
• Associate, District Management Council
• Constituent Affairs, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
• Consultant, Exeter Group
• Consultant, Exeter Group
• Corporate Strategy Analyst, Capital One - Strategy Group
• Corps Member, Teach for America
• Corps Member, Teach for America
• Corps Member/Teacher, Teach for America
• Corps Member/Teacher, Teach for America
• Director, Providence Student Union
• Equity Capital Markets Analyst, Credit Suisse
• Executive Assistant and Scheduler, Rhode Island Treasurer's Office
• Field Organizer, Tom Cullerton for State Senate
• Fixed Income Sales, KGS-Alpha Capital Markets, L.P.
• Global Media Analyst, BrightWire
• Health Policy Consultant, The Chronic Care Sustainability Initiative of Rhode Island
• Intern, Brookings Institution
• Intern, Center for Sustainable Transportation/EMBARQ-Mexico
• Intern, United States Senate
• Investment Banking Analyst, UBS
• Journalist, Television Broadcast Limited
• Junior Strategist, Naked Communications
• Law Clerk, Weidmann & Yun PC
• Legal Secretary/Office Manager, John Marshall Law Office
• Marketing Associate, Samson Capital Advisors
• Office Assistant, Eaton's Dude Ranch
• Paralegal, Covington & Burling
• Paralegal, United States Attorney's Office
• Production Assistant, The Strategy Group
• Program Assistant, International Debate Education Association
• Project Assistant, Jones Day
• Project Manager, E. J. McKay & Co., Inc.
• Recruiter, Two Sigma LLC
• Research Assistant, Harvard University - Business School
• Research Intern, American Enterprise Institute
• Staff Assistant for Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter, U.S. House of Representatives
• Strategy Analyst, Carmax
• Talent Agent Assistant, William Morris Agency
• Trading and Operations, Axiom International, LLC
• Urban Education Fellowship, Match Corps
• Web Editor, Cook Political Report
• Web Producer, Politico Pro

Graduate School

• Boston University School of Law, JD
• Cleveland State University, MPA, Public Administration
• Columbia University, MA, Journalism
• Harvard University Law School, JD
• New York University School of Law, JD
• University of California-Los Angeles, PhD, Political Science
• University of California-Riverside, PhD, Political Theory
• University of Chicago law School, JD
• University of Southern California, MFA, Film and Television Production

Fellowships

• Carnegie Endowment Junior Fellowship