| Chris Pineda is a first year student at Boston University School of Law. A native Texan, he received a B.A. in history from the University of Texas at Austin in 2001. Between college and law school, Chris was a public policy fellow with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute in Washington, D.C. and later worked for the Mexican American Legislative Caucus in the Texas Legislature. In 2005, he graduated from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government where he received a master’s in public policy. After graduate school, Chris worked as a researcher at the Kennedy School where he focused on state and local government issues. This summer he hopes to broaden his knowledge of urban development and public-private partnerships.
SUMMER EXPERIENCE
I was placed at the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development where I worked for Stan McGee, Assistant Secretary for Policy and Planning. Over the summer I had the opportunity to work on two really interesting issues currently affecting the Commonwealth: the Governor's life sciences initiative, and the gambling/gaming expansion issue. I also had a great model of what a policy advisor should be in my supervisor. I learned that to best serve the public and the executive you are working for, your recommendations have to be based on a fair hearing given to all sides of an issue, and objective, solid data. Moreover, I learned that preparation really pays off so that you are ready for any question during your briefings. I want to thank the Rappaport Charitable Foundation for this great opportunity which showed me how fulfilling economic development work is at the state level. This is an area where I hope to learn more and to contribute. |
RAPPAPORT CENTER FOR LAW AND PUBLIC SERVICE
