2018 LBJ DC Fellow
Melanie Levine received her Master of Public Affairs (DC Concentration) at the LBJ School. She received her undergraduate degree in government and sociology at the College of William and Mary. While earning her undergraduate degree, Melanie interned with Amnesty International in New York City, NPR in Washington DC, and an at education non-profit in South Africa. After graduation, she moved to DC to work in fundraising and partnerships for the Aspen Institute, and later transitioned to the international development consulting firm, Dexis Consulting Group. As a senior project associate at Dexis, Melanie supported the design and management of multimillion-dollar programs focused on agricultural development for donors, including the U.S. Agency for International Development and the World Bank.
2018 Policy Apprenticeship: World Cocoa Foundation, Worldwide Programs
Policy Interests: International Development, Agriculture, Economic Growth