Yasmin Fodil
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Administration

Yasmin Fodil is the Founder and Principal of BYO consulting, a strategy consultancy that helps non-profits and government agencies use design technology to make the world a better place.  Ms. Fodil received a Master’s degree in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School, where she focused her studies on democracy, politics, and institutions.  Prior to graduate school, Ms. Fodil was the Information Officer for the Office of the Arts and Special Projects at the NYC Department of Education and received her Bachelor’s degree in Government from Cornell University.

Ms. Fodil has created and collaborated on several notable projects and reports related to engagement strategy, public policy, Government 2.0, and technology service design: BYO projects, a collection of projects that make the world a better place through creative problem solving, experience design, technology, and community engagement; Experience Hacking Lab, a space that uses experimental research methods to create concepts for new products and services; the conceptual design of the Massachusetts Veterans and Family Benefits Finder; the “Key Performance Indicators Toolkit: New Methods for Measuring a Library’s Community Impactfor Chicago Public Library; a report on howU.S. Federal Agencies can Use Social Media to Increase Civic Participation”; the first New England Government 2.0 Camp and the Government 2.0 Professional Interest Council at the Harvard Kennedy School.











Areas of Expertise

  • Education
  • Politics
  • Public & Nonprofit Orgs.
  • Technology And Democracy
  • Technology Policy