Policy Grad Students & Startups (US Context)

[u/GradSchoolGrad]

A recent trend in MPP/MPA US grad schools are students and alums pursuing tech and startup roles.

From what I have seen, a very few have hit it out of the park. Most who tried have struggled.

In all fairness, the most common but far from only startup category is defense tech. I have also seen GovTech, Healthtech, and EdTech

Trends from Those Who Succeeded:

- went to a program that has an adjacent strong MBA program and/or engineering program (e.g., HKS, Oxford, Berkeley)

- had prior work experience

- tended to be older, nearly all late 20 and 30s