Alumni
From New York to Nairobi, Shanghai to San Francisco, more than 12,000 NYU Wagner alumni are making a difference in their communities through:
- Local, state, and national governments
- Nonprofit organizations and international NGOs
- Healthcare systems and organizations
- Urban planning firms
- Think tanks, social enterprises, and public sector consulting
Alumni Stories
Alumni Spotlight: Hunter Johansson (MPA 2018)
As founder and CEO of Solar Responders (SR), Hunter Johansson (MPA 2018) is leading a nonprofit that installs solar power and battery storage in fire stations in Puerto Rico.
Alumni Spotlight: AiLun Ku (MPA 2008)
As president & CEO of The Opportunity Network, nonprofit addressing inequitable structures of access, college opportunity, and professional mobility, AiLun's work is informed by people and community.
NYU Wagner alumni selected as Excelsior Service Fellows
NYU Wagner alumni Alana Dudnath (MPA 2021) and Jordan Koster (MSPP 2021) chosen as Excelsior Service Fellows in New York State government.
ALUMNI IN ACTION
Decreasing Tobacco Use Around the World
If left unchecked, the global tobacco epidemic could claim one billion lives this century. At Bloomberg Philanthropies, alumna Betsy Fuller (MPA-HPAM) is working to change that.
ALUMNI IN ACTION
Decreasing Tobacco Use Around the World
If left unchecked, the global tobacco epidemic could claim one billion lives this century. At Bloomberg Philanthropies, alumna Betsy Fuller (MPA-HPAM) is working to change that.
ALUMNI IN ACTION
Fighting for Immigrants' Rights
Javier Valdés (MUP) serves as Co-Executive Director of Make The Road NY, the largest immigrant base-building group in New York. Since the 2016 election, Valdés has strengthened Make The Road's commitment to ensuring that immigrants’ rights and dignity are respected.
Alumni PROFILES
LeMel Lindsey (MUP 2015)
Senior Program Manager, BID Development, NYC Department of Small Business Services
"Being a Wagner Alumnus means that you will have a lifetime network of amazing friends, peers, and colleagues ... For me, having this network of support, optimism, encouragement, and fellowship is one of the most valuable things I have taken from Wagner. Ultimately, it is the diverse range of passionate, ambitious, and smart individuals in various positions of influence and leadership that make the Wagner alumni network such an advantage."