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CIPA a program distinguished by breadth & depth of training

The Cornell Institute for Public Affairs (CIPA) leverages the vast academic and professional resources of

Cornell University to train the next generation of leaders working at the intersections of the public, private,

and nonprofit sectors. Our students graduate from CIPA prepared to serve as managers of change through

core coursework in Administration, Economics/Finance, and Quantitative Analysis. In addition to core

training, CIPA offers subject matter and professional skills concentrations in eight areas.

• Economic & Financial Policy

• Environmental Policy

• Gover nment, Politics & Policy Studies

• Human Rights & Social Justice

M PA D e g r e e C o n C e n t r A t i o n s

• Public & Nonprofit Management

• Science, Technology & Infrast ructure Policy

• International Development Studies

• Social Policy

Employment by sector Salary by sector

Given the diversity of

interests and career

objectives represented at

CIPA, the postgraduate

activities of our alumni are

distributed across three

primary sectors in addition

to further graduate studies

(PhD or JD).

Class of 2014

Private 38%

Public 32%

Non-Profit 22%

Further Studies 8%

Class of 2014 (6 months)

Private 38%

Public 32%

Non-Profit 22%

Further Studies 8%

Class of 2013 (9 months)

Non-Profit 34%

Private 32%

Public 25%

Further Studies 9%

Employment by sector Salary by sector Olinda Hassan • MPA 2014Internship: Twitter, Trust and Safety Department, San Francisco, CAEmployment: Twitter, Trust and Safety Department, Legal APEX Policy Team, San Francisco, CA

Concentration: Economic and Financial Policy

“I chose CIPA because of its flexibility. With my concentration, I was able to take courses such as electronic commerce and entrepreneurial management, which not only fulfilled the program requirements but matched my career interest in technology policy and security.”

Matthew Williger • MPA 2014Internship: The World Bank (IFC), Washington, DCEmployment: U.S. Department of State, Foreign Service Officer, Washington, DCConcentration: International Development“I traveled to Uganda as part of a SMART team, spent a semester in DC, and participated in several consulting engagements, including one with a top ten global financial institution. This was in addition to the remarkable coursework I undertook. I’m not sure any other program could have given me such a rich and diverse set of experiences.”

Private $68,000

Public $60,000

Non-Profit $50,00082% Employed or Pursuing Further Studies

87% Response RateData was collected 6 months after graduation

Private $68,000

Public $60,000

Non-Profit $50,000

Public $60,000

Non-Profit $52,000

Private $48,00090% Employed or Pursuing Further Studies

94% Response RateData was collected 9 months after graduation

• Accenture, China

• Achieve, Inc.

• Acumen Fund, LLC

• Alexander Proudfoot

• American Civil Liberties Union

• American Express

• American Research Institute

• Arc Aspicio

• Bank of China, NY Branch

• Bank of Communications Co., Ltd., China

• Barclays Capital, NYC and Singapore**

• Camp Interactive

• Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching

• Center for Community Alternatives

• Center for Global Development

• China Center for International Economic Exchanges, China

• China Development Bank, China **

• China Investment Bank, China

• China Orient Asset Management Corp., China

• China Reform Holdings Corp., China

• Chrysler Group, LLC

• Citi

• City of New Orleans, Office of Economic Development

• Community Health Systems

• Consulate General of Greece, Boston, MA

• Consulate General of Republic of Korea, Boston, MA

• Control Risks, China

• Cornell University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Alumni Affairs & Development

• Cornell University, College of Human Ecology, Department of Policy Analysis and Management

• Cornell University, Employment and Disability Institute

Employers2013-2014

REPRESENTATIVE

** multiple offers

• Cornell University, Survey Research Institute

• Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting, Japan

• Department of Justice, Canada

• Ernst & Young Advisory Ltd., China

• Falcon Capital Advisors

• Forrester Research

• Givaudan International

• Hagerty Consulting

• Hangzhou Entropy Lab Technology Co., Ltd., China

• Hart Energy

• Honeyguide Foundation, Tanzania

• Horton’s Kids, Inc.

• IMF Centre for Microfinance, India

• Institute for Sustainable Communities

• Institute of Management Accountants

• International Finance Corp., Pakistan

• International Labour Organization, Switzerland

• International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Mexico

Ben Garcia • MPA 2014Internship: Agora Partnerships, Washington, DC and Nicaragua

Employment: Thriive, Director of Strategic Development for Latin America, Nicaragua

Concentration: Public & Nonprofit Management

“My long term goal is to become the CEO of an organization that builds partnerships between public and private sector organiza-tions, and designs and implements initiatives that alleviate poverty. At CIPA, I was able to create and participate in projects that exposed me to challenges and opportunities relevant to these interests.”

Elena Bussiere • MPA 2014 Internship: Habitat for Humanity International, New York City, NYEmployment: NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Houses Reconstruction Program, Project Manager, NYConcentration: Environmental Policy

“CIPA allowed me to pursue my professional interests in a variety of areas including international agriculture, disaster rebuilding, environmental policy, and project manage-ment. I also had the opportunity to travel and work with organizations in Uganda and Tanzania through the SMART and Capstone programs respectively.”

• Ivy International Group

• Jal Bhagirathi Foundation, India

• Jones Lang LaSalle

• JP Morgan

• Louis Calder Foundation

• McKinsey & Company

• Mennonite Economic Development Associates

• Miller Mayer, LLP

• Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan

• Ministry of Economy and Finance, Cambodia

• Ministry of Finance Budget Office, Jakarta, Indonesia

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kazakhstan**

• Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Energy, South Korea

• Ministry of Transport and Communications, Kazakhstan

• Moody’s Investor Service

• NARS Foundation

• National Academy of Public Administration

• New York City Council**

• North Head, China

• NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development

• NYC Department of Parks and Recreation

• NYC Office of Management and Budget**

• Office of Economic Development, City of New Orleans

• Organization of American States

• Port Authority NY & NJ, Leadership Fellows Program

• RAND Corporation

• Rkylin Network Technology & Service Co., Ltd., China

• Samsung Electronics America, Inc.

• Segal Consulting

• Singh Brothers Properties

c o n t i n u e d

** multiple offers

Employers2013-2014

REPRESENTATIVE

• Structure Consulting Group

• Success Academy Charter Schools

• Tavria-Semena LLC, Kazakhstan

• Teach for America, National Alliances

• The Arc of the United States

• Thriive, Nicaragua

• Twitter

• U.S. Government Accountability Office**

• U.S. Information Technology Office, China

• UBS Securities, China

• UN Office for Project Services

• UNDES

• UNES Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Thailand

• UNESCAP, Thailand

• UNFAO, Italy

• UNICEF, Ethiopia

• UNITE HERE

• Univeridad Catolica San Pablo, Peru

• USAID, Presidential Management Fellow

• World Bank

Samantha Cherney • MPA 2014Internship: Office of the Mayor, New York CityEmployment: RAND Corporation, Project Manager, Santa Monica, CAConcentration: Economic & Financial Policy

“With my law degree, I came to CIPA skilled at legal research but I didn’t know the first thing about policy research design and implementation. I took coursework to help me understand the fundamentals and to be trained in project management. The skills I learned will be incredibly useful in my new job, as well as in my career going forward.“

Zhou Fang • MPA 2014Internship: McKinsey, Public Project Researcher, China; and DHL, Learning & Development Program Coordinator, GermanyEmployment: China Development Bank, Associate, Beijing, ChinaConcentration: Public & Nonprofit Management

”The CIPA Capstone is a great chance to solve a real-world problem in a team environment. You may experience communication problems with clients, or have interpersonal issues with your teammates. These problems require you to develop soft skills, which you don’t typically learn in a typical lecture classroom.”

• Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, (J-PAL), Chile

• Accenture, China

• USAID, Uganda

• Agora Partnerships, Nicaragua

• Amazon, China

• American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia

• Ashoka

• Asia Society Northern California

• Asian/Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project

• Asociación Horizonte Positivo, Costa Rica

• ATMA SEVA, Thailand

• Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee, Bangladesh

• Bank of China, New York City & China**

• Business Capital Corp., Business Outreach Center

• Boston Redevelopment Authority

• Boulder Institute of Microfinance

• Brookings Institute

• EDF Climate Corps, CA Technologies

• Caixin Media

• Calvert Investments

• Cassidy & Associates

• Change for Kids**

• Chicago Mayor’s Office Fellowship Program

• China Development Bank, China**

• China Labor Watch**

• China Minsheng Banking Corp., China

• Citibank Co. Ltd., China**

• CITIC Trust Co., Ltd., China

• City of Ithaca, Mayor’s Office

• City of New York, Office of Management and Budget

Internships2013 - 2014

REPRESENTATIVE

** multiple offers

• City of New York Parks & Recreation

• City of Virginia Beach, VA

• Community Foundation of Tompkins County

• Consulate General of India, New York

• Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County

• Cornell University**

• Cornell/UNICEF Nutrition Security Partnership Project in E. Africa, Uganda & Ethiopia

• Council on Foreign Relations

• Daiwa Capital Markets Limited, Hong Kong

• Deloitte Tax, LLP **

• Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Japan

• DHL, Germany**

• Dialogistica**

• District of Columbia Public Schools

• Dragon Gate Investment Partners

• Empire State Development, Finger Lakes Regional Office

• Euromonitor International, China

• Fundación Quirós Tanzi, Costa Rica

• Global Poverty Project

• Greenpeace, Inc.

• Habitat for Humanity International

• Hainan Provincial Department of Health, China

• Harris County Public Infrastructure Department

• Harvest Fund Management, China

• Health Development Initiative, Rwanda

• Helsinki Citizen’s Assembly, Turkey

• Honeyguide Foundation, Tanzania

• Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, NY and China**

• Inter-American Development Bank, Panama**

• International Center for Trade and Sustainable Development, Switzerland**

• International Economic Development Council

• International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) **

• International Labor Rights Forum

• International Labour Organization, Zimbabwe

• International Rescue Committee**

• International Trade Centre, Switzerland

• Invesco, Ltd.

• JP Morgan Chase, Japan

• KPMG China, China

• LawMedia Group

• Lower East Side Ecology Center

• McKinsey & Company

• UNDP Micro Enterprise Development Programme, Nepal

• Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security Agency, Indonesia

• National Partnership for Women and Families

• National Peace Academy

• Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies

• New Orleans Business Alliance

• The New York State Center for Rural Schools

• New York City Department of Education

• New York City Department of Transportation

• New York City Mayor’s Office of Operations

• New York State Council on Children and Families

• New York State Department of Labor**

• Noetic Group

• North Head, China

• Office of New York City Comptroller

• Office of U.S. Senator Donnelly, Indiana

• Philanthropy in Motion

• Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

• Propeller: A Force for Social Innovation

• Purpose

• Roland Berger Strategy Consultants

• RTI International

• Scope Group, Malaysia

• Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, China

Internships2013 - 2014

REPRESENTATIVE

c o n t i n u e d

** multiple offers

• Shenzhen Airlines, China

• Shenzhen Institute of Building Research, China

• State Bank of Pakistan, Pakistan

• Synergos Institute

• Tata-Cornell Agriculture and Nutrition Initiative, India

• Thailand Board of Investment, New York

• The Bank of East Asia, Ltd., China

• The Global Poverty Project

• The New York City Council**

• The New York State Center for Rural Schools

• The Revenue Watch Institute, Hong Kong

• The Unforgotten Fund, Sierra Leone**

• Twitter

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

• U.S. Department of Homeland Security

• U.S. Department of Treasury

• U.S. Embassy, Manama, Bahrain

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency**

• U.S. Government Accountability Office**

• U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce

• UBS, Hong Kong

• UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs**

• UN Development Program, Fiji, Pakistan, Slovak Republic**

• UN Economic & Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Thailand

• UNFAO, Italy**

• UNWFP, Rome & Washington, DC**

• UNDP-MEDEP, Nepal

• UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, Secretariat, Germany

• Vale Columbia Center for Sustainable International Investment

• World Bank, Bangladesh & Washington, DC **

International

43%Domestic

57%

Internships by Location

GRADUATES T U D I E S

2013 - 2014

F U R T H E R

** multiple alumni

2013 and 2014 alumni pursuing

further education are enrolled in degree

programs at the following institutions —

PhD unless otherwise indicated.

• Columbia University

• Cornell University**

• Harvard University, Master of Arts

• Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs**

• Rochester Institute of Technology, Master of Fine Arts

• University of California, Davis

• University of California, Santa Cruz

• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign**

• University of Maryland

• University of Texas at Austin, Master of Accounting

• University of Tokyo, Japan

CIPA WASHINGTON, DC Externship Organizations

• International Monetary Fund

• Office of Indiana U.S. Senator Donnelly

• Reproductive Health Technologies Project

• U.S. Department of State

• White House, Domestic Policy Council

• World Bank**

• World Food Programme

• Xinhua News Agency

** multiple internships

We support students through each phase of their career development:

• Self-Assessment • Researching Opportunities

• Networking • Executing Applications • Evaluating Offers

Specific services offered to current students, alumni and employers:

• Individual Internship, Employment, Further Graduate Study Advisement

• Career Development and Information Sessions

• Résumé / Cover Letter Review

• Behavioral / Case / Finance Mock Interviewing

• Internship / Employment Opportunities and Resources

• Alumni and Employer Referrals

• Off-Campus and On-Campus Recruitment & Interviewing

• CIPA Career Networking Events in Washington, DC and New York City

• Opportunity to Network with Employers in NYC: All Ivy Environmental

and Sustainable Development Career Fair and Public Service Expo

O f f i c e O f

c a r e e r

M a n a g e M e n t

A global community of public affairs professionals

CIPA sponsors annual career networking events in Washington, DC and New

York City to enable students to meet with public affairs employers and alumni.

Organizations from public, private and international development sectors

participate in the career networking events,

and in conjunction with alumni receptions

students have the opportunity to interact with

industry professionals as well as to acquire career

intelligence and gain exposure to organizations

from across the field of public affairs.

O f f i c e O f

c a r e e r

M a n a g e M e n t

Real world experience

An internship is a key program component for most

students and is typically completed in the summer

between their first and second year of study. Given

that many of the most challenging and rewarding

positions in the field of public affairs are unpaid, CIPA

has developed a competitive grant program to help

defray the costs of unpaid internships.

CIPA’s off-campus study program in Washington, DC,

and Cornell’s Italy, Nepal, and India programs provide students with

opportunities to complete coursework while gaining real-world experience

through an externship. The Capstone and Public Service Exchange programs

provide yet another avenue for students to gain project management

and consulting experience through pro-bono projects for domestic and

international clients while earning academic credit.

Finally, the Student Multidisciplinary Applied Research Team (SMART)

program provides opportunities for students to engage in an innovative

off-campus “hands on” learning experience in international development.

P r O f e s s i O n a l

D e v e l O P M e n t

Prospective talent . . .

CIPA is committed to provide domestic and international

organizations with internship and employment candidates

with a solid foundation and a wealth of expertise in

public affairs. Our students and alumni are competitive

across the public, non-profit and private sectors and have

a reputation for innovation and an outstanding track

record with employers. Our Office of Career Management

provides a variety of services including:

• On & Off-Campus Information Sessions, Career Fairs and Networking Events

• Custom Résumé Collections and Referrals

• Internship or Employment Announcement Distribution

We work with employers to identify internship and job candidates with the skills

and expertise to deliver results for your organization. To take advantage of the

ways CIPA can assist you with your hiring needs, please contact:

Millie Reed, Assistant Director CIPA Office of Career Management mrr6@cornell.edu, 607-255-5587

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For more on CIPA’s Office of Career Management, visit: www.cipa.cornell.edu/career

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