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Brandon Juvani

Brandon Juvani

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Columbia SIPA | New York, NY

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Dynamic, critical, and thorough expert generalist early in career with 5+ years of experience in data analytics, research, strategy, and project/program management with proven ability to lead teams and deliver compelling, high-quality, evidence-based insights.

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Data Literacy

Data Literacy

AI Fundamentals

AI Fundamentals

Other Certificates

Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) GRI Certified Sustainability Professional

IFRS/SASB FSA Credential Holder

DataCamp Course Completion

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Courses

Understanding Prompt Engineering
Introduction to SQL
Introduction to R
Understanding Data Science

My Work Experience

Where I've interned and worked during my career.

UN Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA) | Jul 2023 - Feb 2024

Data Analytics Intern

Updated the Secretary-General's Peacebuilding Funding Dashboard (powered by Microsoft Power BI) to support the Design, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Team (DMEL) within the Secretary-General’s Peacebuilding Fund (PBF), which is managed by the Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO) in the DPPA. To better quantify the Fund’s impact, I analyzed all 100+ PBF-funded projects from 2022 and 2023 and thematically/qualitatively coded them by assigning them data tags based on relevant Peacebuilding Priorities and SDG targets covered by each project outcome and weighting each tag based on the funding allocated to each of these outcomes. I also trained new interns on the thematic coding process and created a knowledge document to instill institutional memory in the PBF on effective and efficient thematic coding practices I developed for future coders. The Peacebuilding Priorities Coding System is based on the OECD Development Assistance Committee's Creditor Reporting System and was developed by the Peacebuilding Support Office to address shortcomings in the OECD DAC’s CRS in providing sufficient information on peacebuilding activities in official development assistance (ODA).
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Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) | Sep 2023 - Dec 2023

Graduate Consultant

My team and I created a database of all U.S. public and private companies that will be impacted by the European Commission's European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) set to take effect beginning in 2024. We were trained on and then collected all relevant data through the Bloomberg Terminal, Refinitiv (LSEG), S&P Capital IQ, and, when necessary, manual data collection through individual Form 10-K's. I then combined and organized all the data into an easy-to-use database in Excel. Additionally, in order to further aid GRI in its targeted stakeholder outreach, we took a sample to analyze and provide estimates for metrics such as GRI compliance by sector and region. Along with the completed database, we created a detailed report with our analysis and the data visualizations I created through Tableau to provide takeaways, trends, and suggestions that we mined from the data. The database and project were completed in order to aid GRI North America in its stakeholder engagement by helping target impacted companies and prepare them to comply through the use of GRI's reporting standards. I participated in this consultancy as part of the Sustainable Investing Research and Consulting course at Columbia SIPA's Sustainable Investing Research Initiative (SIRI).

Columbia | SIPA | Aug 2023 - Dec 2023

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Course: Methods for Sustainable Development Practice I provided teaching support to the two professors teaching the three sections of this course by leading recitations, grading assignments, and holding office hours. I guided students in conceptualizing the essential tools and approaches, M&E principles, and research methods organizations employ in sustainable development. The course is a preparatory course for students in the Economic and Political Development concentration before they begin their capstone projects.

Columbia | SIPA | Jul 2023 - Sep 2023

Research Assistant

N/A

Silver Leaf Partners | May 2023 - Jul 2023

ESG Analyst

• Attended industry events and conferences to network on behalf of the ESG brokerage practice in order to find investors for our green projects, such as a waste recycling and renewable energy facility in New Jersey and a green micro steel mill in South Florida • Updated, added, edited, and cleaned data in the company’s CRM to better generate leads for the ESG brokerage practice, including by flagging potential leads and partners to reach out to • Conducted relevant market research, competitor analyses, and general research into ESG trends to update the Managing Director of the ESG Practice and for content creation for Silver Leaf's Quarterly ESG Newsletter

Inter-American Development Bank | Nov 2022 - Jun 2023

Graduate Consultant

After initial, small-scale success pioneering social impact bonds (SIBs) in Colombia, the IDB Lab tasked my team with helping them scale Pay-for- Results (i.e. payment upon verification of successful outcomes) development finance in the Latin America and Caribbean region. To do so, we conducted background desk research, fieldwork in Colombia, and dozens of interviews with stakeholders and experts, including senior leadership throughout the IDB Group, the Government of Colombia, bilateral aid agencies, civil society, and academia. We first identified all the known barriers to scaling this kind of finance. We then designed a new financial mechanism, what we coined as an outcomes- linked bond, that addressed all of these barriers to scale by combining the SIB structure with the successful social bond structure of IDB’s EYE Bonds, a results-based financial mechanism. Finally, we had our instrument red-teamed and iterated upon it incrementally. We also created an investor mapping, analyzed potential uses of blockchain technology in the bond, and provided additional engagement strategy and analysis on countries and sectors to pilot this new financial instrument. This project was completed as my team's SIPA Capstone Project.

IDB Lab | Nov 2022 - Jun 2023

Graduate Consultant

N/A

Mercatus Center at George Mason University | Jun 2022 - Jun 2023

Frédéric Bastiat Fellow

The Frédéric Bastiat Fellowship is a one-year, competitive, paid fellowship program awarded to graduate students attending master’s, juris doctoral, and doctoral programs in relevant fields including economics, law, political science, and public policy. The aim of this fellowship is to introduce students to the Austrian, Virginia, and Bloomington schools of political economy as academic foundations for contemporary policy analysis, policy-relevant academic research, and other applied topics. As such, Frédéric Bastiat Fellows spend weekends during the academic year participating in colloquia where they will explore these themes. Concentration in the Crisis and Government track.

UN Women | Mar 2023 - Apr 2023

Innovation Advisor

N/A

World Bank Group | Jun 2022 - Sep 2022

Research Consultant

N/A

Climate Investment Funds | Jun 2022 - Sep 2022

Research Consultant

helped institutionalize disability inclusion at CIF and within the field of climate finance more generally. The paper, "Disability Inclusion in Climate Finance: A background paper for the disability inclusion approach for climate investment funds," was published online in February 2024.

Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the United Nations | May 2022 - Jul 2022

Advisor

I participated in relevant meetings at UN Headquarters, including sessions within the UN Security Council, for the Mission (which represents the pre-2021 government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan). My responsibilities included taking detailed notes and synthesizing them into concise briefings for the Mission's Permanent Representative and Chargé d'Affaires. Additionally, I analyzed and summarized key reports addressing security, counterterrorism, gender issues, drug trafficking, and other significant themes, ensuring the Mission remained well-informed on matters critical to its mandate.

Mercatus Center at George Mason University | Jan 2022 - May 2022

Don Lavoie Fellow

The Don Lavoie Fellowship is a competitive and paid fellowship program open to those interested in studying key ideas in political economy and learning how to utilize these ideas in academic and policy research. Don Lavoie Fellows learn the Austrian, Virginia, and Bloomington schools of political economy as well as contemporary work in this tradition. Fellows also join a network of Mercatus students, alumni, faculty, and scholars who are conducting and engaging with cutting-edge research in contemporary political economy. Concentration in the Markets and Political Order track.

Arena | Jun 2021 - Jun 2021

Arena Academy - Organizing Director Track

Arena Academy is a best-in-class training program for aspiring political professionals. Participants take part in an immersive five-day learning experience, selecting one of seven tracks. The hands-on experience culminates with a capstone competition, the Arena Cup, a campaign simulation in which participants put all they’ve learned into practice by coming up with a comprehensive campaign plan for a real district along with a team of people from other tracks. Trained on: writing an organizing plan; building and managing an organizing program; targeting theory; establishing metrics and setting goals; writing persuasion and turnout scripts; organizing tactics and tools; implementing relational organizing; and digital and data integration.

Florida Democratic Party | Jun 2020 - Dec 2020

Field Organizer

N/A

Biden for President | Jun 2020 - Dec 2020

Field Organizer

Organized New Smyrna and the greater Central Florida region for the Florida Coordinated Campaign in the largest battleground state during the most nontraditional and critical presidential election cycle against the most unconventional president in the country's history. Results: • Built the largest volunteer leadership team in the state by recruiting, training, and managing 30+ volunteer leaders, including building a team of 16 part-time fellows • Coordinated the completion of 1000+ volunteer shifts in my turf - the only one to do so in my region and one of only 34 in the entire state of 300+ organizers to do so - despite my turf being predominantly Republican (+14% R) and retiree (i.e. not tech-savvy) during an entirely virtual campaign, playing a pivotal role in helping the county turnout 22,000+ Democratic votes than in 2016 • Coordinated the completion of the following in my turf: 900+ phone bank shifts (17th highest in the state), 300+ non-phonebank shifts (e.g. textbanks, canvasses, trainings, etc.) (43rd highest), 100+ 1:1's with 50+ individuals (23rd highest), and the recruitment, training, and management of 200+ unique volunteers • Achieved greater than 100%-to-goal for our five-week GOTV within the first two weeks, allowing me to spend the rest of the campaign then helping my region and fellow organizers meet their goals while turning over management of my turf to my volunteer leadership team • Scheduled an average of 200+ volunteer shifts per week during GOTV, scheduling 430+ within the first 48 hours alone while maintaining a better-than- average flake rate • Always finished each week 100% percent-to-goal (i.e. PTG) across all metrics and in the top 5 organizers in the state in terms of key metrics, sometimes exceeding metrics by factors of 10x • Gained a reputation in my region as "Silver Tongue" for my persuasion as well as "VAN Guru" for my proficiency in NGP VAN; also gained extensive experience with G Suite, ThruTalk, ThruText, Mobilize, and Slack

American Enterprise Institute | Jun 2020 - Jul 2020

2020 Summer Honors Program Student

The American Enterprise Institute’s Summer Honors Program is an intensive, fully-funded educational and professional development opportunity in Washington, D.C., for top undergraduate students. Participants in the program connect with the ideas, research, and network of AEI, one of America’s preeminent policy think tanks. The program gathers students from diverse ideological backgrounds for substantive dialogue and debate about the most pressing issues facing the country and world. The program aims to provide students with a deeper understanding of contemporary public policy challenges, a greater appreciation for substantive dialogue across ideological divides, and the knowledge and networks to pursue a future career in the policy world. One of 275 students selected from a pool of 835 applicants. Students from 133 colleges and universities, with an average GPA of 3.8, participated in the program. Participated in the course "Democratic Capitalism: Principles & Practices" about domestic macroeconomic policymaking, led by the Director of Economic Policy Studies at AEI, Dr. Michael Strain.

Organizing Corps 2020 | Mar 2020 - Jul 2020

Corps Member

Trained in an Organizing Corps 2020 bootcamp, a DNC-organized effort in coordination with the Florida Democratic Party, led by veteran campaign staff that recruits and trains organizers on the skills they need to succeed as field organizers on the 2020 Democratic Presidential campaign. Trained on the fundamentals of organizing: electoral campaign infrastructure, ecosystem, and strategy; volunteer recruitment, training, and management; voter contact, persuasion, registration, and mobilization; data analytics and digital tools; and field strategy. Corps Member of the Tallahassee, Florida Bootcamp

New Politics Leadership Academy | Oct 2019 - Dec 2019

Answering the Call - Fall 2019 NYC Cohort

N/A

New Politics Leadership Academy | Nov 2019 - Nov 2019

Staffing School - Fall 2019 Cohort

• specialization in communications

180 Degrees Consulting | Aug 2018 - Sep 2019

Lead Consultant

Responsibilities: • Led teams of consultants on projects while managing and organizing the team’s workstream • Guided and conducted research based on project briefings, organized weekly client calls, and completed final deliverables to improve our clients' strategy, operations, and impact • Projects included measuring social impact, implementing social impact metrics, developing tailored fundraising strategies, increasing donor and volunteer engagement, restructuring membership models, developing potential partnerships, increasing sales, rebranding, and improving marketing strategies Clients included: • WE ACT for Environmental Justice (a pioneering environmental justice nonprofit in Harlem) • Earth Law Center (an international Earth law NGO) • Angaza (an eco-ethical fashion startup in Rwanda)

One for the World | Jan 2019 - Mar 2019

Qualitative Research Committee Member - 2019 Charity Selection Team

Responsibilities: • Selected by the international executive committee, led by the Nuffield Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Oxford, to represent the top-performing Columbia chapter for the annual selection and review team’s qualitative research committee as OFTW changed portfolio partner organizations from The Life You Can Save to GiveWell • Conducted research and performed qualitative assessments into our new portfolio partner’s recommended charities to select our organization’s ‘Top Picks’ portfolio, which receives on average >70% of total donations, with total donations now exceeding $1M • Created marketing materials for our new 'Top Picks' portfolio

X Billion Labs | Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

Summer Associate, Business Intelligence

X Billion Labs was an ecosystem of impact enterprises founded on the idea of building solutions to transform the lives of the next billion people in India. Founded and managed by a Forbes 30 Under 30 social entrepreneur, an Acumen Fellow, and an ex-MBB consultant, with partnership from the United Nations, X Billion Labs comprised three enterprises: Skills Lab, Action Lab, and Tech Lab. Soon after my work there, X Billion Skills Lab evolved into Workverse India. Responsibilities and Results: • Formulated a business strategy for Skills Lab with the founder after the organization pivoted, creating a business plan with a competitor analysis, break-even analysis, and pitch decks for upcoming investment/partnership pitches and project launches, helping to further develop Skills Lab’s new minimum viable product • Came up with the idea for and implemented a customer discovery interview process for Skills Lab's EdTech platform • Conducted research and provided qualitative assessment to aid in strategy and the upcoming project launches for Skills Lab and Action Lab • Recruited advisory board members and developed partnerships • Represented the organization to potential partners and investors at Muhammad Yunus' 8th annual Social Business Day conference at Infosys' Electronic City campus in Bengaluru, Karnataka, ultimately connecting the organization to legal counsel and impact investors • Provided ongoing counsel

Workverse | Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

Summer Associate, Business Intelligence

The X Billion Skills Lab became Workverse India soon after my work there.

180 Degrees Consulting | Sep 2017 - Aug 2018

Consultant

N/A

AmeriCorps | Dec 2016 - Aug 2017

Resident Services Specialist (Community Organizer) - Orlando Neighborhood Improvement Corporation

The Orlando Neighborhood Improvement Corporation (ONIC) is a nonprofit developer of affordable housing that owns or co-owns eleven affordable housing communities in the greater Orlando area. All of ONIC's communities receive enhanced resident services that span the spectrum from recreation to education, counseling, asset-building, and personal enrichment. Responsibilities: • Completed an AmeriCorps service year, serving 900+ hours as a Corps Member on Apopka, Florida's Notre Dame Mission Volunteers - AmeriCorps team • Coordinated and facilitated programs, services, and workshops to ONIC's eleven affordable housing communities • Oversaw the preparation and managed the filing of dozens of tax returns as a trained and certified IRS VITA volunteer for FY2016, bringing tens of thousands of dollars through often unclaimed tax credits (e.g. EITC) back into the community for lower-income individuals and families • Planned and managed monthly community health fairs at our properties that provided hundreds of our residents with free health services and resources from local community organizations and health providers • Co-led a six-month project that assessed change and measured progress made over the last 10 years for the Pine Hills area by surveying the community and analyzing the quality of the community’s infrastructure and governance. This was completed for the second and final phase of the congressionally chartered nonprofit NeighborWorks America's Community Impact Measurement project. • Assisted in the planning, managing, and executing of our Golden Oaks community's KaBOOM! playground project, a project sponsored by and in partnership with Disney, KaBOOM!, and several other community organizations; the project was assisted by more than 200 volunteers and provided the neighborhood's more than 40 kids with a safer play space

Ashoka | Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

Data Intern - Latin America

Ranked 6th among the top 500 NGOs globally, Ashoka is an international nonprofit organization primarily credited with developing the field of social entrepreneurship. Through a rigorous selection process, Ashoka recruits leading social entrepreneurs from around the world into its fellowship network, only selecting those who are creating systemic change through their work and have extensive scalability. Once a social entrepreneur is selected, they join a network of over 3,500 Ashoka Fellows from 95 countries and receive funding, resources, and training to scale their work. Responsibilities: • Mapped data of social entrepreneurs in Latin America for heat map creation and then analyzed the data to identify the social entrepreneurial trends in the region; this information is being used to help Ashoka in aiding social entrepreneurial activity in Latin America • Analyzed business models of social entrepreneurs and wrote excerpts for presentation materials to such entities as foreign embassies, consulates, and other diplomatic missions • Researched and uploaded events, resources, and other opportunities to Ashoka Collective, a private online hub for Ashoka Fellows, staff, and other social entrepreneurs

Seminole State College of Florida | Jan 2016 - May 2016

Director - Campus Activities Team

The Campus Activities Team is a student-led campus event planning team at Seminole State College. It is one of three core student life groups along with the Student Government Association and Seminole State Volunteers. Responsibilities: • Planned, coordinated, and managed two to five campus events every month for audiences ranging from 20 to 200+ • Assisted in overseeing a budget of $30,000+ and succeeded in planning all events in the 2015-2016 school year under budget • Recruited and managed volunteers, vendors, and community organizations • Marketed events through fliers and writing bi-weekly newsletters • Surveyed attendees of events to use feedback in improving planning and execution • Acted as liaison between Student Government and other Student Life groups

Seminole State College of Florida | Jun 2015 - Dec 2015

Assistant Director - Campus Activities Team

N/A

My Education

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Master of International Affairs in Economic and Political Development [STEM Track]Columbia | SIPA | 2024
2020 & 2021 Hoover Institution Summer Policy Boot Camp in Public Policy & EconomicsStanford University | 2021
Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude in SociologyColumbia University in the City of New York | 2020
Study Abroad Program in Political Economy and Political PhilosophyUniversidad de los Andes (CL) | 2020
Summer Study Abroad Program in French & Francophone StudiesReid Hall - Columbia Global Centers | Paris | 2019
Associate of Arts in SociologySeminole State College of Florida | 2016

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Brandon Juvani

Dynamic, critical, and thorough expert generalist early in career with 5+ years of experience in data analytics, research, strategy, and program management with proven ability to lead teams and deliver compelling, high-quality, evidence-driven output

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