143. Public Policy with Kelly Veney Darnell of the Bipartisan Policy Center - Policy Dialogues Ep.20

<p>The University of Maryland School of Public Policy Alumni Board's video and podcast series called Policy Dialogues discusses current events through a policy lens.</p> <p>Episode 20 focuses on public policy with Kelly Veney Darnell. Participants also included Evan Papp (UMD SPP ‘11). </p> <p>Kelly Veney Darnell is the Chief Operating Officer for the Bipartisan Policy Center, which is a Washington, DC-based think tank to promote health, security, and opportunity for all Americans.</p> <p>Kelly has held political positions as the Federal Affairs Director for the City of Atlanta and as a Legislative Assistant for Congressman John Lewis in the U.S. House of Representatives.</p> <p>She received her B.A. in Economics from Spelman College and a Master’s of Public Management from the University of Maryland. She received her law degree from the American University, Washington College of Law.</p> <p>We discussed:</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Why she first got interested in public policy;</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">What it was like working for Representative John Lewis;</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">The interaction between a Chief Operating Officer and public policy;</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">The work of the Bipartisan Policy Center; and </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">What it means to follow your north star. </li> </ul> <p>The views expressed do not represent official positions of the school or alumni network.</p>