Join CDSS and our panelists for a discussion on working in the intersection of data science and politics, government, and nonprofits. Through Q&A, attendees will be able to learn about panelists’ experiences, as well as how they can discover opportunities and pursue a career in these fields themselves.

Panelists:
- Ariana Soto serves as Coding it Forward’s Director of Strategic Initiatives and has been with the team since 2018. As Director of Strategic Initiatives she leads a wide range of student-facing programs including the Civic Digital Fellowship, Civic Innovation Corps, and First Act Fund. She also oversees Coding it Forward’s communications and recruiting efforts, including a bi-weekly jobs and internships newsletter that reaches thousands of subscribers. Ariana graduated from Harvard College in 2020 with a B.A. in Government and Computer Science and a certificate in Technology Science. Ariana has experience in local government working with data teams in New York City and her hometown of Los Angeles, CA.

- Joshua Kravitz recently served as a Deputy Data Director on Jon Ossoff’s campaign for U.S. Senate and as the Data Director for Sri Kulkarni’s congressional campaign in TX-22, where he used data to make campaign operations more efficient and scalable. He graduated in June 2020 from Stanford with a B.S. in computer science (focus: systems) and M.S. in statistics (focus: causal inference).