Aniruddh is a technology lawyer from New Delhi, India. He graduated from the National Law School of India in 2019, where he was an avid debater and became interested in how the law responds to the emergence of new technologies. Prior to attending SPIA, Aniruddh worked at a legal think tank which advises the Indian government on legislative and policy affairs. In this role, he helped central government ministries and public institutions develop legislative agendas, implement regulatory reforms, and draft laws and regulations. Aniruddh’s work focuses on the development of legal frameworks for emerging technologies, with an emphasis on data protection, platform governance, cybersecurity, and digital public infrastructures. This summer, Aniruddh completed his MPA internship working as a Compliance and Business Risk Intern at the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in Washington. At Princeton, he hopes to develop an interdisciplinary understanding of the relationship between technology, markets, and the state. In his free time, he can be found playing real-time strategy video games, supporting Arsenal FC, or blundering chess endgames.

Ben joins Princeton after serving as a Constituent Services and Outreach Representative for Congressman Andy Kim where he organized outreach events to connect communities in New Jersey to government resources and advocated on behalf of constituents to federal agencies on matters pertaining to immigration, housing, and education. Ben grew up in Marlboro, New Jersey, then attended the University of Delaware where he studied international relations concentrating on the Middle East. After interning for U.S. Senator Chris Coons in Delaware, Ben served as Deputy Director for the Ocean County Democrats where he organized campaigns for local office. Ben has volunteered on several political campaigns and for the Monmouth County Community Emergency Response Team to help his community in the event of a natural disaster.

Ana Maria was borned and raised in Bogotá, Colombia. Previously, Ana Maria worked at an international social consultancy firm called Instiglio, providing technical support to governments, multilateral agencies, philanthropies, among others in the design and implementation of results-based financing programs in low-and middle-income countries. She is committed to making social public spending more effective and impactful to transform the lives of the most vulnerable populations. For the last three years, Ana Maria's interest in migration issues developed as a consequence of being involved in different projects promoting the socioeconomic integration of Venezuelan migrants in Latin America. Ana Maria holds an B.A. in Economics and Political Science from Universidad de los Andes. At Princeton, she hopes to acquire a deeper understanding on how to implement evidence-based public policies and solutions. In her free time, Ana loves to dance to any latin rhythms, read romance books, travel around the world, and spend time with family and friends.

Ferdinand is a second-year MPA candidate at Princeton University with great interest in youth development and public policy. He had his undergraduate education at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. He is the Founder and Executive Director of the Young Achievers Foundation Ghana, one of the largest college access and youth development programs in Ghana. This past summer, Ferdinand returned to Accra to intern at the Ghana Ministry of Finance.

Born and raised in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Hana holds a B.A. from the University of Chicago, where she majored in political science and psychology. Most recently, she worked as a data analyst at the United Nations Development Programme in Sri Lanka and the Office of the U.N. Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka, on initiatives to consolidate and analyze risk indicators to inform strategic and programming priorities on social cohesion and peacebuilding. Understanding and addressing the proliferation of hate speech and misinformation has been a recurrent focus in her professional career to date. At Princeton, Hana plans to build skills relevant to the design and evaluation of evidence-based and contextualized approaches to building sustainable peace. Outside of work and the classroom, she enjoys reading (particularly mysteries), playing board games, singing, and spending time with her cat, Moxie.