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Improving the governance of Greater Boston by strengthening connections among the region’s scholars, students and civic leaders

The Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston prepares civic-minded graduate students for careers as public leaders. The Rappaport Public Policy Summer Fellowship, a 10-week paid summer internship, provides graduate students at colleges and universities throughout the Greater Boston area with hands-on experience working at state and local government agencies in Massachusetts.

Improving the governance of Greater Boston by strengthening connections among the region’s scholars, students and civic leaders.

The Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston prepares civic-minded graduate students for careers as public leaders. The Rappaport Public Policy Summer Fellowship, a 10-week paid summer internship, provides graduate students at colleges and universities throughout the Greater Boston area with hands-on experience working at state and local government agencies in Massachusetts.

Program Leadership

Kathryn Carlson

Executive Director
Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston

Prior to joining the Rappaport Institute, Kathryn Carlson was the director of transportation for A Better City. She spent eight years as a research analyst and economist at Fidelity Investments and served in the Administration of Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle as a senior-level appointee. Kathryn holds both Bachelors of Arts and Masters of Science degrees in Economics from Wellesley College and the London School of Economics, respectively.

Jeffrey Liebman

Faculty Director
Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston

Jeffrey Liebman, the Malcolm Wiener Professor of Public Policy, has served as Director of the Rappaport Institute since 2014. He teaches courses in public sector economics and American economic policy. He also directs the Harvard Kennedy School’s Social Impact Bond Technical Assistance Lab and the Taubman Center for State and Local Government.

Our Fellows

His own Backyard

Alex Khoury has come to realize the power of acting locally.

Aja Kennedy


Organization Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston

Program Rappaport Public Policy Fellow

Year 2022

Madeleine Levin


Organization Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston

Program Rappaport Public Policy Fellow

Year 2022

Oscar Mairena


Organization Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston

Program Rappaport Public Policy Fellow

Year 2022

Kimberly Rhoten


Organization Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston

Program Rappaport Public Policy Fellow

Year 2022

Maryam Salihu


Organization Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston

Program Rappaport Public Policy Fellow

Year 2022

Aanandita Shrestha


Organization Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston

Program Rappaport Public Policy Fellow

Year 2022

Bailey Siber


Organization Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston

Program Rappaport Public Policy Fellow

Year 2022

Bukiwe Sihlongonyane


Organization Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston

Program Rappaport Public Policy Fellow

Year 2022

Julia Sproul


Organization Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston

Program Rappaport Public Policy Fellow

Year 2022

Vincent Sweeney


Organization Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston

Program Rappaport Public Policy Fellow

Year 2022

Valentina Tovar


Organization Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston

Program Rappaport Public Policy Fellow

Year 2022

Armando Vizcardo-Benites


Organization Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston

Program Rappaport Public Policy Fellow

Year 2022

Hill Wolfe


Organization Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston

Program Rappaport Public Policy Fellow

Year 2022

Samantha Berlus


Organization Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston

Program Rappaport Public Policy Fellow

Year 2022

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