If you would like to be added to our e job and internship opportunities email list, or have an opportunity to share with our network, please contact Debbie.Sheanin@du.edu.
Helpful Links
Ready to get your job or internship search started? Here are some great places to
begin!
DU Career Center
The DU Career Center is a great resource offering: specialized workshops, one-on-one
meetings with a Career Counselor, resumé and cover letter reviews, and online resources
including Vault Career Services.
Policy Organizations within the Denver Area:
BBC Research and Consulting
The Bell Policy Center
City and County of Denver
Colorado Association of Nonprofit Organizations
Colorado Department of Education
Colorado State Government
Denver Regional Council of Governments
Downtown Denver Partnerships
Education Commission of the States
Environment Colorado
Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning
National Conference of State Legislatures
Policy Studies, Inc.
State Higher Education Executive Officers
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
Policy Organizations Outside the Denver Area (mainly DC):
AARP
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
American Federation of Teachers
The Brookings Institute
CATO
Center for National Policy
Council on Foreign Relations
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Environmental Protection Agency
Family Research Council
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
The Heritage Foundation
National Education Association
The Hudson Institute
National Taxpayers Union
Progressive Policy Institute
RAND
Sierra Club
Social Security Administration
SRI
PIRG
The Urban Institute
Roll Call
USA Jobs (Federal Government)
US Department of State
US House of Representatives
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
What can I do with my Public Policy degree?
Public Policy graduates go on to great things! Alumni have gone on to pursue opportunities locally, nationally and internationally. They work for government, non-profit organizations and private business. The following is a small sample of employment positions that IPPS graduates have held in recent years:
Government and Politics:
- Senior Policy Analyst, US Senate Budget Committee
- Budget Analyst, State of Colorado, Office of the Governor, Office of State Planning and Budgeting
- Legislative Assistant, US Senator
- Natural Resource Specialist, Department of Planning and Environmental Protection, Air Quality Division
- Senior Project Advisor, USAID Development Information Systems
- Assistant District Director, US Department of Labor
- Legislative Auditor, State of Colorado, Office of the State Auditor
- Analyst, U.S. GAO, International Affairs and Trade
Non-profit:
- Director of Public Policy, Mental Health Association of Colorado
- Deputy Director, Center for Pharmaceutical Management
- Managing Director, STEPP Foundation
- Policy Analyst, ASI
- Senior Data Analyst, Consortium on Chicago Schools
- Policy Associate, National Conference of State Legislators
- Research Analyst, Bighorn Center for Public Policy
- Director of Public Affairs, The Children?s Hospital
Law (some IPPS graduates later earn their JD degree):
- Magistrate, Denver County Court
- Chief Deputy District Attorney, Denver District Attorney s Office
- Deputy District Attorney, Eighth Judicial District
- Partner, Katan Associates
- Legal Historian, University of Colorado
Business:
- Senior Consultant, Deloitte & Touche
- Manager, Instructor and Simulator Planning, United Airlines Flight Training
- Director, Government Relations, San Diego Regional Economic Development
- International Financial Statistician, Standard and Poors Compustat
- Director, Signalsoft Corp.
- President, Ortho Med Inc.
- Marketing and Project Coordinator, Octel / Starreon Corporation
- Senior Business Analyst, Sloans Lake Managed Care
- Senior Public Policy Analyst, Lilly Pharmaceutical
- Partner and Policy Consultant, The Capstone Group
