Martin Sweeney

Martin grew up in northern New Jersey. He joined the MPA program after working for nearly four years at the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT), a spin-off of the U.K. Cabinet Office that applies behavioral science and evaluation to public policy challenges. Martin joined BIT’s North America office in 2015 as one of the team’s original members. Over the course of a year, he designed and analyzed low-cost evaluations in six U.S. cities through the “What Works Cities” initiative. He moved to BIT’s headquarters in London in 2016, where he worked as a lead researcher on a wide variety of projects with partners and government departments in the U.K. and abroad. Prior to joining BIT, Martin worked at Innovations for Poverty Action, where he managed and analyzed data for a number of randomized controlled trials in international development. He completed his MPA internship this past summer working for the London Borough of Hackney. Martin graduated from Middlebury College in 2013 with a B.A. in economics and environmental studies. After completing the MPA, Martin hopes to continue using data and evidence to improve public policies and services. He enjoys long distance running (no matter the weather), is an avid music fan, and loves to cook (and eat) Chinese food.