Maura Policelli (Moderator)

Maura Policelli is associate professor of the practice and executive director of the Keough School’s Washington, D.C., office. She has more than twenty years of experience in U.S. politics, national and global policy, and strategic communications. Policelli was chief of staff for Oxfam America after serving in the Obama administration as senior advisor to the Deputy Secretary at the U.S. Department of Education, and then senior vice president of communications at the Export-Import Bank of the United States. For more than a decade, Policelli worked on Capitol Hill, holding senior positions in the U.S. House of Representatives, including twice as chief of staff.

In addition, Policelli worked in nonprofit policy organizations where she implemented new advocacy initiatives, led issue campaigns, and directed various media operations. She holds a J.D. from Georgetown University and a B.A. from the College of the Holy Cross. 

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