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Life After HKS
Graduates of the MPA2 program assume positions of responsibility in an impressive variety of organizations around the world. Some, sponsored by their governments, return to high-level administrative posts in their home countries. Others take advantage of this turning point in their careers to move into a new sector: from private to public or nonprofit. Some continue to pursue their research and other intellectual interests.
Whatever careers our graduates pursue, many among them will emerge as 21st century leaders. They will invent and implement new approaches to governance, across a broad spectrum of settings. They will change.
For more specific information about career choices of recent HKS alumni, see Career Plans report.
Alumni Spotlight
Thanh Nguyen
MPA 2006
Senior lecturer of public policy at the Fulbright Economics Teaching Progra
Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam
“My ambition is to make some impact on public policy in Vietnam,” says Thanh. “Critical thinking is the key to development.”
Alumni Spotlight
Xavier de Souza Briggs
MPA 2003
Associate Professor, MIT
"The MPA not only gave me the flexibility to design a course of study that prepared me for roles in urban planning and public management but set the stage for me to do a PhD and later to teach."