Employment Information Class of 2015
GSPIA: Local to Global Where you ll find our 2015 graduates 51% of 2015 grads are making a local impact 19% are enacting in the Pittsburgh region 13% of the 2015 class is impacting Global Communities National Change in Washington, DC in 9 different countries GSPIA is represented... Across the U.S....in 13 different states Graduate School of Public & International Affairs 2
2015 Employment by Degree INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Mpilonhle Peace Corps Response Programme Evaluation and Curriculum Coordinator Global Links Volunteer Supervisor RAND Corporation Field Researcher The Forbes Funds Project Coordinator Education Development Center International Project Coordinator Law Offices of Manuela Morais Associate Citizens of the World Charter Schools Operations Associate Development Alternatives Incorporated International Grants Intern Organization for Economic Co-Operation & Development Environmental Directorate Peace Corps Urban Youth Development Volunteer Program to Aid Citizen Enterprises Program and Administrative Assistant Hospital Albert Schweitzer Development Assistant The Pittsburgh Project Middle School Reach Assistant International Admissions Counselor Bentz Law Associate Attorney Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority Green Cities Student Conservation Association Fellow Conquer Cancer Foundation Program Coordinator PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Bank of Communications Intern Apple Recruitment Coordinator WholeRen Education HR & Administrative Assistant Ford Institute for Human Security Administrative and Research Assistant YQ Home Plus Management Alcoa Global Government Affairs Obsidian Analysis Research The World Bank Group NASA Contractor Shanghai Rendu Ocean NPO Development Center Associate Sun Yat-sen University Research Assistant at Center for Social Security Guangdong Urban & Rural Planning and Design Institute Assistant Urban Planner New Area Administration of Public Affairs Education Department Assistant Ministry of Finance Economic ICMA City of Tulsa Fellow/ Management The Kingsley Association Project Manager Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership Program Manager for Envision Downtown Budget and Contract Manager Family Services of Western PA Program Innovation Specialist The Forbes Funds Public Policy Associate Fourth Economy Consulting Research Associate Pike County Court of Common Pleas Judicial Law Clerk Graduate School of Public & International Affairs 3
2015 Employment by Degree Continued... Tripp Umbach Project Director WholeRen Education Administrative & HR Assistant BNY Mellon Associate Client Service Manager Allegheny Conference on Community Development Regional Transportation Alliance Mount Oliver Borough Borough Manager Center for Executive Education Director of Operations City of Philadelphia Logistics Fellow Heidelberg Borough Borough Manager City of Pittsburgh Budget City of Pittsburgh Innovation and Performance Deloitte Business Technology Larkspur Land Group, LLC Abstractor PUBLIC & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS FEMA Corps Team Leader Human Rights Campaign Intern Voice of America Media Logger United States Marine Corps Medical Devices Commercialization Center Administrative Support Brother s Brother Foundation International Education Program Carnegie Mellon University Administrative Assistant Coordinator of Graduate Student Services University Library System Library Specialist International Institute for Restorative Practices Support Staff Hibu Campaign Coordinator American Enterprise Institute Associate District of Columbia International School Office Administrator United Nations Foundation Business Services Coordinator Bretton Woods Committee Graduate Research Intern Deloitte Federal Consulting Department of Justice Congressional Office of Compliance Staff Assistant US Marshall Service Administrative Assistant Specialist Government Accountability Office U.S. Senate Legislative Aide United States Navy Employment by Sector 2014 2015 Federal Government 7% 12% State & Local Government 7% 10% Nonprofit/NGO 40% 40% Private 41% 33% International Governments 5% 5% Federal Government Lawrence Academy Director for Summer Language Immersion Program The Volcker Alliance Research Assistant University American Skopje Lecturer Analytica Foreign Security Policy Program Researcher Graduate School of Public & International Affairs 4
2015 Employment by Degree Continued... Nationwide Financial Services National Cyber Forensics & Training Alliance Research Muslim Association of Pittsburgh Outreach Specialist Armada Global Intelligence ACA Compliance Group Data Federal Bureau of Investigation Federal Bureau of Investigation Operational Support Technician City of Philadelphia Hazard Mitigation Planning Coordinator Office of Inspector General Texas Health and Human Services Investigative Computer Sciences Corp National Security PUBLIC POLICY & MANAGEMENT Global Pittsburgh Research and Development Intern UPMC Presbyterian Patient Relations Coordinator Korean Ministry Shanghai Government Senior Staff Member Director of Constituent Relations University News Director Crisis Center North The Buhl Foundation Vice President Student Affairs Senior Business Manager Michael Baker International Corporate Affairs Manager of Content Strategy and Channel Management SAP Senior Procurement Specialist Fed Ex Ground Project Engineer One World Blue CEO DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY: PUBLIC & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism Post Doctoral Research Associate GSPIA Center for Disaster Management Post Doctoral Research Associate Allegheny County Airport Authority Senior VP of Public Safety and Airport Operations University of Texas Assistant Professor Prosecutors' Office Investigator US Army Security Cooperation Program Manager Leonardo Technologies, Inc. Allegheny County Area Agency on Aging Project Coordinator Borough of Edgeworth Administrative Assistant Graduate School of Public & International Affairs 5
2015 Employment by Degree Continued... Geographic Trends At-A-Glance 2013 2014 2015 Pittsburgh Area 44% 45% 51% Washington, DC - Metro 19% 22% 19% Other U.S. Locations 24% 16% 17% International 13% 17% 13% Employment Rates 2013 2014 2015 Employed or Pursuing Further Study 93% 91% 93% Seeking Employment 7% 9% 7% Response Rate 88% 86% 88% *Statistics listed are based on those who responded (response rate) to the survey. Students visit FEMA during the 2015 career trip to Washington, DC. *Photo credits: Libby Hilf Photography, Denmarsh Photography Inc., and Harold Aughton Graduate School of Public & International Affairs 6