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Public Policy Forum - March 18, 2017

Public Policy Forum Speakers

Deborah Smith '74 (BMC), Bruce Andrews '90, Nazanin Soroush '13, Rebecca Saxton-Fox '06, Matthew Stitt '09, Will Carroll '05.

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The third annual Public Policy Forum will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Koshland Integrated Natural Sciences Center.

This exciting annual event demonstrates how Haverford alumni have leveraged their educations in service of greater ethical purposes and invites students from across the Tri-College system to learn more about careers in public policy. Students also present their policy-related research, and have opportunities to dialogue with alumni about their questions and findings. The day includes alumni panel discussions on topics including education, foreign policy, policy in the developing world, health policy, and environmental policy. The Haverford College Lawyers Network will present a panel on Law and Local Government. A keynote discussion will be moderated by David Wessell '75, Director of the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy, Brookings Institution.

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Schedule

9:00 a.m.  Registration and coffee—KINSC Zubrow Commons

9:15 a.m.  Opening remarks—Zubrow Commons

Jenny Bogoni '88   Executive Director, Read by 4th Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation

9:30–10:45 a.m.    PANEL SESSION 1 (Choose one)

Education Policy—Hilles 109

Moderator: Zachary Oberfield, Associate Professor of Political Science, Haverford College

Panelists:

  • Will Carroll ’05, Program Examiner at the U.S. Office of Management and Budget
  • Ian Gavigan ’14, Communications Director at Office of Councilwoman Helen Gym
  • Neeta Patel ‘89, Associate Director for Operations, Philadelphia Public School Notebook

Policy in the Developing World—Sharpless Auditorium

Moderator: Saleha Jilani, Assistant Professor of Economics, Haverford College

Panelists:

  • Deb Perlman ’00 Foreign Service Contracting Officer at USAID
  • Rebecca Saxton-Fox ’06 ICT Policy Advisor, U.S. Global Development Lab, USAID
  • Andrew Stevenson ’02 Alternate U.S. Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS)

10:50 a.m.–12:05 p.m.    PANEL SESSION 2 (Choose one)

Environmental Policy—Hilles 109

Mo​derator: Steven Smith, Post-Doctoral Fellow in Economics/Environmental Studies, Haverford College

​Panelists:​

  • Molly Finn ‘85, CEO, Global Program Management, Inc.
  • Samuel Hersh ‘15, Policy Advisor for Coastal Resiliency, NYC Mayor’s Office
  • Adam Ruder ’03 Program Manager for NYSERDA’s Clean Transportation Group

Foreign Policy—Sharpless Auditorium

Moderator: Barak Mendelsohn, Associate Professor of Political Science, Haverford College

Panelists:

  • Eric Pelofsky ’93 Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for North Africa and Yemen,  National Security Council, The White House
  • Nazanin Soroush ’13 Senior Analyst at IHS Markit Country Risk
  • Chris Yung ’86 Donald Bren Chair of Non-Western Strategic Thought at Marine Corps University

12:10–1:10 p.m. Lunch—Zubrow Commons

1:10–2:10 p.m. Poster session—Zubrow Commons

2:10–3:25 p.m.  PANEL SESSION 3 (Choose one)

Health Policy—Hilles 109

Moderator: Bruce Agins '75, Medical Director, NY State Dept. of Health AIDS Institute; Director HEALTHQUAL, International and Clinical Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics; Global Health Sciences

Panelists:

  • Steve Larson ’83 Co-founder and Executive Director of Puentes de Salud
  • Ivor Pritchard ’74 Senior Advisor to the Director in the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • Deborah Smith ’74 (BMC) Managing Director for Medical Policy, at the BlueCross BlueShield Association (BCBSA) Federal Employees Program (FEP)

Law and Local Government—Sharpless Auditorium

Moderator: Matthew Stitt ’09 Chief Financial Officer - City Council - Office of the President at City of Philadelphia

Panelists:

  • David Hartmann ’08 Assistant Corporation Counsel in the Federal Civil Rights Litigation Division of the City of Chicago’s Department of Law
  • Jonathan Jacobs ’05 Executive Agency Counsel at the City of New York Business Integrity Commission
  • Michael Jenkins ’75 Jenkins & Hogin LLP

3:35-4:55 p.m.    Keynote address—Sharpless Auditorium

Moderator: David Wessel’75, Director, Hutchins Center on Fiscal & Monetary Policy, Brookings Institution; Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist with 30 years of experience at The Wall Street Journal

Keynote speakers:

  • Bruce Andrews ’90 Former Deputy Secretary of Commerce
  • Lisa Schiffren '81 (BMC), Senior Fellow, Independent Women's Forum

5:00–6:00 p.m.    Wine and cheese networking—KINSC Rotunda

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