Born and raised in Israel, Ofir has been acutely aware of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict over the years and works to bridge the gaps. He enjoyed working as a manager at the consulting firm 'DNAidea' and has a strong background in policymaking, research and analysis. Passionate for creating an impact, Ofir thrives on diverse projects involving strategic consulting and methodology development across various sectors, including support for youth at risk, prisoner rehabilitation among the underserved Bedouin population in Israel, and designing a fair path to Israeli citizenship. Ofir has a triple degree in Law, Economics, and Philosophy, which he obtained prior to arriving at Princeton as part of an exclusive program for outstanding students at Hebrew University. He aspires to change the nature of political arguments from political polarization to passionate yet respectful discussions in the political sphere and to build bridges between people from different sides of political aisles, to work together to a better future for everybody. In his free time, Ofir enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter, reading, and practicing calisthenic exercises.

Anna grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Prior to Princeton, she spent several years developing community based programs addressing social drivers of health for a federally qualified health center in North Philadelphia. She also has experience in humanitarian assistance program implementation with a nonprofit in Iraq. Anna is passionate about supporting equitable community development through a public health lens. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, rock climbing, and playing violin.

Elena is passionate about using local government, community organizing, and philanthropy to build cities where all can thrive. Before coming to Princeton, Elena worked at the New York City Council, where she worked with 18 Council Members in the Progressive Caucus to align on their legislative and budget priorities. Particularly, she helped lead a $2.5B campaign for affordable housing in NYC. She also worked in community organizing at Make the Road New York, where she supported low-income New Yorkers of color to know their rights and fight for more funding for education. She began her career in strategy consulting, where she worked with groups like the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, UNICEF, grassroots nonprofits, and local government agencies build their strategic plans so that their portfolios could be community-oriented, impactful, and shift power to grantees. Elena has a degree in economics from Yale University. Elena is originally from New York City and Chile, and still believes New York City is the best city in the world.

Mera believes that U.S. social policy should equitably reflect the social contract we have to one another. In practice, this means she wants to ensure that social policy is informed by rigorous evidence developed in partnership with New American communities. As a Senior Policy Associate at J-PAL North America, she assisted U.S. states and localities in developing rigorous evidence to inform social policy. Mera also communicated extensively about the important role of researcher-practitioner partnerships in evidence-based policymaking and led an initiative exploring the role of community engagement and participatory research in government-led evaluation work. Mera holds a B.S. from The Ohio State University, where she studied economics and Russian with a minor in consumer and family financial services. Before joining J-PAL, Mera interned for a financial planning firm in Central Ohio. She also worked with a Central Ohio refugee resettlement agency and served as a long-term mentor in their youth program.

Clara is a French-American from California. Before Princeton, she lived in Mexico and worked as a research associate for Innovations for Poverty Action doing impact evaluations of interventions in security and education. Previously, she worked for a housing nonprofit and the City of Oakland's Department of Transportation doing community projects and outreach. After Princeton, she aims to work in transportation planning and policy.