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Saumya Shruti
Senior Associate, Global Development Initiative
Biography
Saumya has supported the Government Innovation practice at CPI, helping run programs that bring human centered design to local government. She has also helped design the Earned Legitimacy Learning Cohort – a program dedicated to increasing legitimacy in local governments. Saumya is passionate about reimagining government to work better for all, and uses her program design experience to bolster government capacity development. Prior to joining CPI, she worked at the Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation where she researched ransformative and equitable financial models that would help create a more inclusive and prosperous society for all.
Saumya graduated from Georgetown University, where she received her B.A. in Government and Philosophy.
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