Summary
Rory Pulvino is a data-driven leader with 10 years of experience designing and implementing evidence-based criminal justice programs, currently serving as Head of Implementation at Justice Innovation Lab. He blends legal and policy training (JD, MPP) with hands-on technical skills in R, Python, SQL, Shiny, and GIS to turn messy public-sector data into actionable interventions and predictive models. Rory has a proven track record raising over $1M in grant funding, building secure data practices for sensitive justice data, and leading cross-functional teams of analysts and policy experts. His background in prosecution and city-level analytics includes social network analysis, sentiment and textual analysis, and dashboards used by attorneys and government partners. He frequently translates complex statistical findings into practical tools and training materials that improve data collection and decision-making in resource-constrained agencies. Curious and multidisciplinary, Rory pairs courtroom and field experience with programmatic coding to bridge policy, research, and operational delivery.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Philosophy, Bachelor's degree, Philosophy at University of Oklahoma
High School
MPP, MPP at University of Michigan - Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
JD, JD at University of Michigan Law School
English, Spanish, Sotho