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.

Originally from Johnson City, Tennessee, Katie graduated from the University of Virginia as a Jefferson Scholar with a bachelor’s degree in political and social thought, where she researched affordable housing and community development. Katie then moved to Baltimore, where she led Public Policy Research at T. Rowe Price: translating government actions into investment decisions informing the firm's $1.6 trillion in assets under management. While in the city, Katie also worked to further housing access by serving in leadership roles at the Women’s Housing Coalition and Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake. Katie is a dual degree MPA/MBA candidate at the Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB). While at the GSB, Katie pursued her passion for investing as a deal team member on Stanford’s Impact Fund and as a Leadership for Society Scholar, where she researched the role of corporate governance in furthering sustainability and social equity goals. She also worked with Nextdoor to build the roadmap for their Crisis Response function, supporting users during natural and human-caused disasters through mutual aid and resource accessibility. Katie completed her MPA summer internship working as a Graduate Fellow at the Lafayette Square Institute in Washington, D.C. She has a deep interest in economic development policy, just transitions, and domestic innovation. Beyond the classroom, Katie loves playing tennis, hiking, watching live music, and cooking for her friends.

Maria was born and raised in Arizona. She attended Arizona State University and graduated with a B.S. in biochemistry, a minor in political science, and a certificate in international studies. She conducted research on endemic parasitic diseases and completed her honors thesis on trends in asylum policy. She was very involved in the Phoenix community, as a volunteer with a student-run tutoring/mentoring organization of refugee youth and through her work on numerous local campaigns. She was a 2019 Boren Scholar to Jordan and a 2020 Fulbright Scholar to Malaysia. For the past three years, Maria has worked at CRDF Global, managing projects primarily funded by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation. She has implemented projects related to biosecurity, nuclear security, and capacity-building for advanced reactor nuclear energy programs with a range of global partners. She also managed the organization’s Women in Science & Security initiative. She is a 2023 Rangel Scholar and will enter the U.S. Department of State after graduating. This past summer, she interned at the U.S. Department of State in Taipei, Taiwan. Maria is passionate about science and security, nonproliferation, and energy/environment. At Princeton, she will continue to explore these topics as well as how to utilize international cooperation to address the transnational challenges of the future. 

Valerie was born in California and raised in Grand Forks, North Dakota. During her undergraduate studies, she majored in biochemistry and German at the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University in Minnesota, during which she became a Truman Scholar. She studied abroad in Austria, focusing on European politics and German language. Interested in climate policy, she attended COP24 in Katowice, Poland, to conduct research interviews. She later interned at the German Marshall Fund, which focuses on transatlantic relations. Valerie’s earlier laboratory research examined genetic expression in neurodegenerative diseases. Prior to attending Princeton, she received a Fulbright grant to research potential antiviral compounds against SARS-CoV-2 at the Max Planck Institute in Germany. Ultimately, she plans to focus on international policy at the climate-health intersection, developing strategies to combat infectious diseases that are spreading due to climate change. While at Princeton, she hopes to gain skills in health, climate, and science policy development and implementation. In her free time, Valerie enjoys playing piano, dancing, and being outside – whether hiking, skiing, running, or playing soccer.

Lauren is a dedicated, passionate specialist in U.S.-China trade and investment issues. Before coming to Princeton, Lauren was a Senior Analyst at Rhodium Group’s China practice, where she co-authored high-impact public reports on outbound investment screening, export controls, and the state of foreign investment in China, conducted data-driven research on China’s macroeconomy and business environment, and shared her insights in memos and briefings with government officials and corporate leadership teams. She has a strong track record of conducting thorough Chinese-language research, clearly communicating her findings, and effectively managing projects. Lauren's previous experience includes studying Chinese data governance as a Research Associate at the Council on Foreign Relations, analyzing Chinese industrial policy as a Research Assistant at the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, and examining U.S.-China trade issues at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and U.S. Department of State. As a 2024 Harold W. Rosenthal Fellow, she spent this past summer interning at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative in Washington, D.C. Originally from Phoenix, Arizona, Lauren studied in the honors program at American University, where she received a B.A. in international studies.