Maura Policelli

Maura Policelli serves as Executive Director of the Keough School of Global Affairs' Washington Office and holds the academic rank of Professor of the Practice. She oversees strategic programming and outreach in the nation's capital.

Prior Roles:

• Chief of Staff at Oxfam America
• U.S. House of Representatives (Democratic Leader Richard Gephardt, Congresswoman Jane Harman, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords)
• Senior Advisor in Obama Administration's U.S. Department of Education
• Senior Vice President of Communications at Export-Import Bank of the U.S.

Research & Teaching:

• Focus areas: public policy, political science, and global affairs
• Courses: Policy Lab: Fragile States (undergraduate), Washington, DC Immersion: Policy Impact and Networking (graduate)

Education:

• J.D. from Georgetown University
• B.A. from College of the Holy Cross