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Nilanee Koneswaran

Policy Analyst, NORC Innovation Centre

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What’s close to my heart?

Family, friends, books, fall, and nutella.

 

What book is on my nightstand?

One that either makes me ugly-cry or laugh.

 

My Interests

Social policy, qualitative research, reading

 

How did I get here?

I consider myself a policy generalist and doing work that makes an impact at a system-level has always been important to me. As a second-gen person of colour, the pandemic shone a light on the ways marginalized communities continue to be left behind in policy decisions. Graduating in the midst of this really inspired me to pursue policy work for social impact. I started by working in education and employment and a year later, I was ready to contribute to change in a different way. I discovered the NORC Innovation Centre at OpenLab and was (and still am) so excited at the opportunity of working with a truly interdisciplinary team. It’s been amazing getting to learn from one another.

My Training and Experience

  • MPP from Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy
  • HBA in Public Policy & International Development Studies from the University of Toronto
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