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Leenah Alfalih is a Master in Public Policy candidate at Harvard Kennedy School, focusing on business and government policy. She is dedicated to transforming education systems globally to help everyone reach their full potential. This past summer, Leenah interned at UNESCO, working on STEM education initiatives in several countries, including her home country, Saudi Arabia. Prior to coming to Harvard, Leenah was a consultant at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), where she developed strategies across various sectors including education, social development, and TMT. At Harvard, she served as communications chair at W3D, editor at the Student Policy Review, and co-organizer of several student conferences. As a CID Student Ambassador, Leenah aims to foster global development dialogue, connect diverse perspectives within the Harvard community, and promote CID initiatives.

Aditi is a second-year PhD student in public policy at Harvard Kennedy School. She studies barriers to female labor force participation and how social norms interact with economic shocks to perpetuate gender inequality. She was previously working as India Director at Development Data Lab, where she produced research on in-group judicial bias in India, upward mobility in South Asia, excess mortality during Covid-19 and implications of cultural distance on economic opportunity in India. She holds an MPA from Princeton University and a BA in economics and political science from Cornell University. When not trying to make sense of the world through data, she can be found cooking, painting, or on long runs with her husband.

Fernando is a physician dedicated to improving healthcare access and delivery among marginalized and impoverished populations worldwide. He is currently pursuing a Master of Medical Sciences in Global Health Delivery at Harvard Medical School, where he conducts research in Mexico, focused on analyzing the societal and economic forces associated with obstetric violence and the lack of access to dignified childbirth care in both private and public clinical settings from both the patient and health provider perspectives. His work at other Harvard-affiliated institutions addresses disparities in maternal health, neglected tropical diseases, and non-communicable diseases to make a profound difference in overcoming barriers that prevent high-quality healthcare for all.

In addition to his academic pursuits, Fernando works at the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School, leading research on access to Benznidazole for vulnerable populations affected by Chagas disease in the United States. He also serves as a consultant at Brigham and Women's Hospital's Center for Integration Science in Global Health Equity. In this rol