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: Madina P. Ouedraogo (MPA 2020)
At the Council on America-Islamic Relations, New Jersey Chapter (CAIR-NJ), Madina P. Ouedraogo (MPA 2020) handles the policy, legislative, and advocacy portfolio and engages lawmakers to advance policy changes on the state and federal levels.
Alumni Spotlight: Christopher Nolan (MPA-HPAM 2013)
"I was able to see how social and health policy are essentially interchangeable," writes Christopher Nolan (MPA-HPAM 2013), who serves as Director of Anchor Initiatives, Community Health Improvement at BJC HealthCare.
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 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."