Current MPA Students

Isabel, a native Clevelander, is currently pursuing a joint MPA/J.D. at Princeton/Harvard with the intent of concentrating in international financial policy. Most recently, she worked as a senior research assistant for the Global Financial Institutions section in the International Finance division of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Her time at the Fed strengthened her interest in economic policymaking by allowing her to contribute to briefings for the Board of Governors and to conduct research on the foremost issues in international finance systems, such as the implications of heightened geopolitical risk and dollar funding market vulnerabilities. Her academic interest in international political economy can be traced back to her time at Brown University where she studied economics and international and public affairs. Her coursework in Providence was complemented with her experience leading teams on Brown’s nonpartisan student-run think tank, the Brown Initiative for Policy, and working closely with Professor Wendy Schiller to explore domestic violence policy diffusion. In her free time, Isabel enjoys reading, lifting, solving and making crosswords, and obsessing over her labradoodle.

Before commencing Princeton SPIA, Jack was an analyst at Australia's Department of the Treasury. In this role, he briefed decision makers on inbound foreign investment proposals. This involved balancing a number of considerations including national security, competition and the impact on tax revenue to determine whether applications were in Australia's national interest. More recently, he has worked providing whole-of-economy advice on climate and energy policy, with a particular focus on sustainable finance instruments including climate disclosures, green bonds and carbon markets. Jack has written interventions and briefs for the G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group, and attended meetings for APEC's Sustainable Finance Initiative. Prior to his time at Treasury, he worked in Australia's Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet on policies to further women's economic equality. Jack is a graduate of the University of Melbourne, where he studied economics and politics. In his spare time, he enjoys watching the NBA and is thrilled by the opportunity to watch Lebron James play in person prior to his retirement. At SPIA, he looks forward to learning from the wealth of knowledge held by both peers and faculty.

Thomas is a Scholars in the Nation’s Service Initiative (SINSI) Graduate Fellow. One of the youngest elected officials in New Jersey, he currently serves as Council President of Jamesburg, New Jersey, and briefly held the position of Acting Mayor in 2024. Elected to the Borough Council in November 2022 during his first semester at Princeton, his work has focused on infrastructure improvements, departmental reforms, and working with state and federal partners to secure resources for Jamesburg. A longtime advocate for public institutions, he has served as a trustee of the Jamesburg Public Library since he was 17 and spearheaded its revitalization. Thomas also chairs the Borough Council’s Personnel, Environmental, and Buildings and Grounds Committees. He was previously a member of the Electoral Processes Team at the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) in Stockholm, Sweden, contributing to projects on global election observation and constitution building. As the 2024 Gilbert S. Omenn ’61 and Martha A. Darling MPA ’70 SINSI Intern Scholar, Thomas was a member of the Community Jobs and Justice Team in the Loan Programs Office at the U.S. Department of Energy in Washington, D.C., where he contributed to the team’s implementation of Biden Administration initiatives aimed at uplifting disadvantaged communities through clean energy investments. A member of Princeton’s fifth cohort of transfer students, Thomas holds a bachelor’s degree in Politics from Princeton and associate’s degree in liberal arts, highest honors, from Middlesex County College. On campus, he was the President of the Princeton Transfer Association.

Mously is a consultant with the Gates Foundation in Senegal, where she provides technical assistance to the Ministry of Education on the MOHEBS program, a national initiative aimed at improving foundational learning outcomes. Her work focuses on strengthening systems and ensuring effective implementation through data-driven strategies and close government collaboration. Before this role, Mously served as a Program Associate at the Education Outcomes Fund, a UNICEF-hosted fund where she coordinated the technical design of a results-based financing program in Tunisia to support youth employment and contributed to early childhood education reforms in South Africa. Previously, she was a Senior Associate at IDinsight, where she led evaluations and system-level research across West and North Africa. Mously’s portfolio included designing a national decision-making dashboard for the Moroccan government, assessing COVID-19’s effects on education in multiple countries, and evaluating remedial learning programs in Senegal. Mously holds a B.A. in Statistical Science from Cornell University. She brings strong cross-sectoral experience at the intersection of education, labor, and data systems. Mously is committed to African-led development and evidence-based policymaking. Her approach prioritizes deep contextual understanding and locally grounded solutions that reflect national priorities, institutional realities, and long-term sustainability. She believes that true impact comes from empowering local actors and designing programs that align with a country’s vision for its own development.

A Katy, Texas native, Anna has spent her career in public service working to achieve a more equitable and just society for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. After graduating from Texas A&M University with a B.S. in Special Education, a minor in psychology, and a graduate certificate in nonprofit management, Anna joined the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) in Washington, D.C. While at NDSS, she held several roles that allowed her the opportunity to engage with and lead federal, state, and grassroots efforts to transform domestic policy to better meet the needs of individuals with Down syndrome and their families. Anna’s passion for advocacy and disability rights grew from the friendships she made with peers with disabilities as a young child and was further cultivated during her time teaching high school special education and working with her alma mater’s inclusive post-secondary program. In her free time, Anna volunteers with PALS inclusive summer camps, sits on the board of the 501(c)3 nonprofit STRIDES, and enjoys traveling, reading, and ballet.