Alumni
As a practice-oriented program, Emory MDP intentionally emphasizes
MDP students and graduates benefit from a free DEVEX Career Account that provides job search resources. There are also many free portals to job ads in the global development and humanitarian sector, see for example this meta-list curated by the Peace & Collaborative Development Network.
Since its inception in 2010, Emory MDP has graduated over 200 alumni, 96% of whom are currently employed, mostly in development-related fields. The rest are enrolled in more specialized or advanced degree programs or have temporarily opted out of the workforce for personal reasons. This network serves as an invaluable resource to current MDP students, providing mentorship, internship opportunities, networking contacts, job leads, and enduring friendship.
This chart depicts the distribution by across employer type for a representative sample of MDP alumni. Overall, half of the alumni serve in the non-profit sector, others are with development contractors or consulting firms, government and public agencies, and universities and research centers. Several serve in the private sector (in areas such as data analytics/visualization, global outreach/strategy, corporate social responsibility, resource mobilization, and partnerships).
In the organizations they serve, our alumni have rapidly advanced in their careers, demonstrating the value of the skills experiences acquired through Emory MDP.
Below are some examples of entry-level positions which recent Emory MDP graduates have moved into:
- Evaluation Specialist, CDC Foundation
- Public Health Analyst, Health Resources and Services Administration
- Research Associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Program Associate, Initiative for a Competitive Inner City
- Information Officer, Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance, USAID
- Senior Researcher, Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project
- Technical Advisor, Trachoma Control, The Carter Center, South Sudan
- Knowledge, Learning and Communications Advisor, Save the Children USA
- Value Chain Sustainability Manager, Dell Technologies
- Data Visualization Analyst, DevTech Systems
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Katie Pons, MDP ‘19Program Associate for Knowledge Managment and Technology,Women's Learning Partnership (WLP)
Katie is based in Washington, D.C., and works with the Women's Learning Partnership (WLP). WLP is a partnership of autonomous feminist organizations located throughout the Global South that promote women's leadership, civic engagement, and human rights. Katie liaises with partner organizations in Malaysia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan to assist with the coordination of WLP programs. She manages WLP's archives to help preserve feminist history and supports information gathering and knowledge-sharing across the organization.
"The MDP program helped me gain both technical skills and a better theoretical understanding of the development sector. In addition to the hard skills gained around M&E, qualitative data analysis, and statistics, I was also taught to critically examine and challenge traditional development paradigms. The practice-oriented approach of the program offered me invaluable experiences through summer field practicums, an Atlanta-based internship, and special projects to apply what I was learning to real-world settings." |
Where They Work
The list below provides a list of employers of Emory MDP graduates.
MDP students and graduates benefit from a free Career Account with DEVEX, the world’s largest platform for global development news and jobs, serving over one million active users.
The Peace & Collaborative Development Network curates an extensive meta-list of job-resources for those seeking careers in development and related social impact fields.