Louise Geraghty
Government Partnerships Lead, J-PAL North America At MIT at Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolLouise Geraghty is a public policy professional with 11 years of experience translating rigorous evidence into practical government and nonprofit solutions, currently leading government partnerships for J‑PAL North America at MIT. She combines deep expertise in program evaluation and mixed-methods research with hands-on project management and stakeholder engagement to help policymakers implement evidence-based programs. Her trajectory from research manager to partnerships lead reflects a knack for bridging academic rigor and real-world decision-making at scale. Based in Chicago, she brings a background in policy writing and evaluation across education, criminal justice, and philanthropy, and an unusual early-career foundation in arts organizations that informs her collaborative, communications-forward approach.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Public Policy, Master of Public Policy at Harris School of Public Policy at the University of ChicagoSchool for International TrainingB.A., Music, B.A., Music at Connecticut College
FrenchGithub contributions (4)
lgeraghty28/Downbeats-Near-Repeats
Apr 2015 - Jun 2015
Contributions:32 commits, 20 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
lgeraghty28/Chicago-Harris-UIL-2015-Domestic-Battery
Apr 2015 - Apr 2015
Contributions:17 pushes, 1 branch in 17 days
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