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Chet Agni

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Chet Agni

Organization

Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston

Program

Rappaport Public Policy Fellow

Year

2025

Rappaport Public Policy Fellows spend 10 weeks each summer serving within the highest levels of state and municipal governments in the Greater Boston Area. The program includes students from graduate and professional programs at local universities.

Graduate School:Harvard Kennedy School

Fellowship:Boston Equity and Inclusion Cabinet

Project Description: Chet Agni worked in the City of Boston’s Equity and Inclusion Cabinet, where he led an inventory and compliance initiative around the City’s equity-related work to ensure alignment with Civil Rights law and best practices. He reviewed hundreds of ordinances and program documents to evaluate their relevance to federally protected classes and also led biweekly project team meetings with city attorneys and cross-departmental staff, coordinating discussions to advance the project’s goals. He concluded his fellowship by producing a report that highlighted key insights from the process and recommended next steps for continuing the initiative.