Digital Impact Alliance at the United Nations Foundation—Policy & Research Fellow

July - December 2021

At DIAL, I conducted landscaping analyses of funding and financing models for national digital transformation in low and lower-middle-income countries. To that end, I performed literature reviews, global stakeholder mapping, and presented findings in PowerPoint and narrative formats.

I also pioneered a Weekly Digest, where I monitored current events and synthesized reports to help develop DIAL’s messaging campaigns and foster team coherency.

Parallelly, I collaborated with the Open Source Center to develop the initiative to transform a USAID- backed transportation software into a Digital Public Good.

World Bank—Technology & Innovation Legal Consultant

February 2020 - July 2021

First as an extern and then as a consultant, I performed in-depth research and contributed distilled findings regarding global data security and cybercrime policies to the World Bank’s 2021 World Development Report: Data for Better Lives. I also helped write and edit the second edition of the World Bank’s Combatting Cybercrime Toolkit and Training Materials.

Additionally, at the dawn of the COVID-19 pandemic, I proactively researched and wrote short pieces on COVID-19 and technology, highlighting some of the risks and opportunities the pandemic may bring.

IDB Invest at the Inter-American Development Bank—Legal Affairs Consultant

July - December 2020

Working at IDB Invest I had the opportunity to help draft and present to the board IDB’s Personal Data Privacy Policy and Guidelines. In that effort, I helped develop and administer workshops and surveys to map the data uses of IDB Invest’s personnel for consideration into the Policy.

I started at IDB as an intern and continued as a consultant until the conclusion of the Personal Data Privacy Policy project.

Baker McKenzie LLP—Corporate & Securities Paralegal

July 2015 - August 2018

First as a Project Assistant and then as a Paralegal, at Baker McKenzie I developed my project management skills against a high-stakes background.

I handled several stakeholder communications, including Fortune 500 clients, and I oversaw two Project Assistants in a variety of projects.

I also managed documentation lifecycles for a broad range of international matters, including mergers, acquisitions, liquidations, and corporate reorganizations. Additionally, I administered data rooms and handled corporate maintenance matters for global clients.

I particularly enjoyed communicating with clients and working with various stakeholders in any given project.

Resilience Force

June - September 2020

At Resilience Force I took a leadership role in conducting in-depth fact investigations regarding a COVID-19 outbreak involving immigrant post-disaster clean-up workers in Midland, Michigan, reported on by NPR and The New Yorker. 

I also researched and wrote memoranda on new COVID-19 worker laws like CARES and FFCRA. 

UW Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic

May 2019 - January 2020

At the Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic, which offers free legal services to the local Madison community, I worked with entrepreneurs to determine legal issues to best position their start-up for future growth. I advised them on incorporation procedures, liability, and other organizational considerations.

Additionally, I researched and wrote legal memoranda, tailored operating agreements to client’s business, drafted commercial real estate, consulting, and sales agreements.