Andrew Post

I am a second year student at the Harris School of Public Policy Studies at the University of Chicago, currently pursuing an M.P.P. with an emphasis in economic policy. In 2007, I received my B.A. in political science from the University of Michigan. As the sitting Editor in Chief of the Chicago Policy Review, I welcome you to our blog!

Ashesh Prasann

Master of Public Policy candidate at the University of Chicago's Harris School. Researched U.S. Foreign Policy in South Asia at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace between 2008 and 2009. Fascinated by Amartya Sen, International Economics, South Asian Politics and Cricket. I also blog at http://asheshprasann.blogspot.com/

Elizabeth Vivirito

Elizabeth is an MPP student graduating in 2010. She focuses on international policy, including development, aid, trade, and security.

Jeremy Ebie

Jeremy Ebie, a guest author for CPR, is a student at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business where he is Co-Chair of the Booth Government and Policy Group. Having worked for an investment bank in municipal finance before coming to Booth, Jeremy has concentrated his studies and school activities in infrastructure finance and privatization in the Americas. Additionally, he has traveled with MBA student groups to different countries to gain perspectives on how PPPs and privatization can enhance the United States infrastructure and economy. Jeremy graduated from Duke University with a BA in Political Science and holds a Juris Doctor from Tulane Law School in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Jonah Kushner

Jonah is a second year student at the Harris School of Public Policy Studies. He is interested in the development and evaluation of programs aimed at helping low-income people to succeed in the workforce.

Jonathan Jones

Jonathan is a first year MPP at the Harris School of Public Policy Studies. He also holds a masters degree in Human Rights from the University of Manchester, where he studied gender-based asylum claims in the United Kingdom. His interests range from migration issues to problems of health care access for traditionally disadvantaged populations.

Josh Hurd

Master of Public Policy candidate at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy Studies. Interested in business, economic, energy, and environmental policy. Anti-Malthusian with a general dislike of dichotomies.

Josh Singer

I am a first-year Masters of Public Policy student at the University of Chicago's Harris School. Before enrolling, I worked for newspapers in various locations in the United States. Please leave a comment on the blog or e-mail me at jasinger@uchicago.edu.

Karl Muth

Karl, a guest author for CPR, is a graduate student at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business with a planned concentration in Economics. He holds a J.D. from The John Marshall Law School in Chicago and studied law at Universiteit Nederlandse Ant. He also has completed programs at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business in Portfolio Management and Corporate Strategy.

Megan Milliken

Master of Public Policy candidate at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy Studies. Hailing from New Orleans, Miss Milliken is interested in economic valuation of environmental services, fiscal responsibility and crawfish recipes.

Michael Deschamps

The author has a background in business and social services administration, specifically adolescent program development and evaluation. Recent engagement in political dialogue has fostered a desire to take social policy development to a higher level; focusing on honest social problem identification, framing the issues in a manner that reduces polarity, and then driving solution oriented rhetoric in policy position statements made by political candidates. The author completed his undergraduate work at Trinity International University, completed two years of adolescent and family studies at Governor's State University, and a Master's Degree in Social Service Administration from the University of Chicago's School of Social Service Administration in June of 2010.

Susan Parker

Susan Parker is a first year student at the Harris School. She focuses on international policy and national security studies.