Joseph DeLaTorre
“After the MPA program, I hope to work with a policy team dedicated to improving consumer and worker protections. I feel that balancing these markets through effective policy is an essential step in combating rising inequality, a topic in which I am extremely interested given my blue-collar background and personal experience during the recession. The MPA program offers the opportunity to learn and gain practical experience working with many of the quantitative tools I would use in such a position.” (Hometown: Whittier, California)
Biography
A Southern California native, Joe’s interest in policy began during his time living abroad in the Air Force, an interest that turned into a passion during the 2008 housing market crash. Joe left his job in high-rise construction and returned to school to pursue a career in policy. After graduation, Joe moved to Washington, D.C., and interned with Representative Louise Slaughter and the Rules Committee before joining a communications firm. Joe has worked supporting causes, philanthropies and Fortune 100 companies on issues ranging from the opioid epidemic to expanding California’s EITC. After graduating from the MPA program, he intends to work on issues concerning the regulation of markets and labor, seeking to bolster worker protections to battle rising inequality. Joe spent the summer prior to attending WWS visiting family and friends in California, attending outdoor concerts and movies with his wife, and either riding or fixing his vintage motorcycle. He completed his summer internship at the State of New Jersey’s Office of Innovation.