2024 LBJ DC Fellow
Emily Barton is a candidate for the Master of Global Policy Studies (DC Concentration) at the LBJ School. She is an honors graduate in international relations and global studies with certificates in international political economy and African studies from the University of Texas at Austin.
While earning her degree, Barton interned with the United Nations Information Center in Washington, DC and completed an honors thesis on the work of NGOs in Kenya. Prior to graduate school, she served as the programmatic manager for RKD Group, directing programmatic operations, staff, and strategic priorities for nonprofit clients. These experiences encouraged her interest in diplomacy, specifically the intersection of diplomacy and peacemaking in international development efforts.
2024 Policy Apprenticeship: Beacon Global Strategies, LLC
Policy Interests: Diplomacy, international development, peacemaking