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Careers
Public Policy graduates go 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