Though born near Princeton, Uma considers herself a Virginian after her family moved there when she was 13. After graduating from UVA, where she wrote her fourth year capstone on post-conflict justice mechanisms, Uma moved to Washington, D.C., to explore a potential career in the legal field by working as a paralegal for an international trade-focused practice. Having realized that her passions lay elsewhere, Uma joined Accenture Federal Services, working as a contractor for the Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration to analyze and reform U.S. policies in order to accelerate refugee application processing timelines. She then continued her career as a federal contractor with Deloitte, working on projects for the U.S. Army. This past summer, Uma worked as a Peace, Governance, and GESI Intern at Mercy Corps in Washington. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, making lists (and crossing things off), Wikipedia deep-dives, good and bad TV, and rock climbing. She is a native Marathi speaker and conversationally fluent in Italian.

Originally from Bentonville, Arkansas, Rachel earned a Bachelor of Arts in international relations from Stanford University, where she graduated with honors, served as the president of her class, and was a founding member of Stanford Women in Politics. She has spent the last five years working for a government consulting firm where her primary client is NASA Headquarters. Most recently, Rachel served as the Chief of Staff for NASA Heliophysics, acting as the primary advisor to the NASA Heliophysics Director and 50-plus staff members. Rachel also has a passion for volunteering and served as the Director of Communications for the Young Democrats of Arkansas and on the Arkansas Democratic Party State Committee. This summer, Rachel worked as a White House Intern within the Presidential Personnel Office. After completing her MPA from Princeton, her goal is to  return home to Arkansas to work in public service. In her spare time, Rachel enjoys spelunking, drinking tea, and encouraging people to vote.

Mohamad is a graduate of Claremont McKenna College where he majored in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. Throughout his time at CMC, Mohamad volunteered as a facilitator of student activities for various affinity groups. During his bachelor's, Mohamad also spent a semester studying in Washington, D.C., and working at K&L Gates, where his appreciation for the intricacies of the public policy process began. Mohamad returned to D.C. after his 2021 graduation to work at Pew Research Center on the Race and Ethnicity team where he conducted public opinion polling and demographic analysis. After graduating from Princeton, Mohamad hopes to bring his social science experience to bear on social policy design, implementation, and analysis in the realms of poverty alleviation and social mobility.

Born and raised in Guyana, Surujdai is a dynamic individual with a proven track record of concrete achievements in her dedication to social progress. Before embarking on her studies at Princeton University, she made significant impacts through her engagements in Guyana and New York City. In Guyana, Surujdai led initiatives that resulted in the implementation of an educational curriculum for detained juveniles, providing these vulnerable youths with a chance at learning amidst adversity. Her advocacy efforts also played a pivotal role in the abolition of a regressive wandering law, earning her the prestigious Award of Service in the Area of Volunteerism from the Government of Guyana. Upon transitioning to New York City, Surujdai worked in emergency management, where she identified and addressed critical gaps in safety measures for underserved communities, particularly seniors, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through her leadership, she coordinated the distribution of over 20,000 units of personal protective equipment and facilitated essential safety training for community members.  Additionally, her tenure at the New York State Legislature, where she contributed to legislation concerning correction, disability, and social services, further underscored her commitment to effecting change. Surujdai aims to utilize her experiences and education to design and implement targeted job training programs in Guyanese communities. By leveraging data analysis and economics, she seeks to create sustainable solutions that alleviate poverty, reduce unemployment, and ultimately, empower individuals to lead dignified lives. Building on her experiences, Surujdai aims to deepen her understanding of policy analysis and development at Princeton SPIA.

Born and raised in India, Fatima is an engineer-turned-policy professional with over four years of experience working in leading private and public sector organisations. Prior to Princeton, she worked as a Data Science Lead at the Development Monitoring & Evaluation Office, NITI Aayog, Government of India. Growing up in a family of engineers, she naturally gravitated towards mathematics and science in school, and gradually developed an interest in technology and data. Fatima started her career with core technology roles at Deloitte and Mercedes-Benz, but quickly realised her strong desire to make a difference in people's lives. She is particularly interested in the use of emerging technology and data to inform evidence-based policymaking in the field of climate change and digital empowerment. Fatima interned this summer in the Sustainable Socioeconomic Transformation Section of the Social Development Division at the U.N. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) in Bangkok. Outside of work, Fatima enjoys traveling, cooking, and reading, but painting has always been her comfort place.