Maura Policelli named executive director of Keough School Global Policy Initiative | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Maura Policelli named executive director of Keough School Global Policy Initiative Maura Policelli named executive director of Keough School Global Policy Initiative Published: May 02, 2017 Author: Joan Fallon Maura Policelli Maura Policelli has joined the Keough School of Global Affairs as executive director of the new Global Policy Initiative in Washington, D.C. She will provide strategic direction for the initiative, which aims to strengthen engagement with and influence in the nation’s capital and to provide new opportunities for students, faculty and alumni to further the university’s global mission and impact. Policelli holds a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University and a bachelor’s degree from the College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts. She has spent nearly 20 years working in Washington, D.C., in senior positions on Capitol Hill, at policy organizations and in the executive branch. Most recently, she served as chief of staff for Oxfam America, a global anti-poverty organization with affiliates in 90 countries. The Global Policy Initiative — which is based at the Keough School but also aims to engage faculty, programs, alumni and students throughout the University — is an important step toward deepening Notre Dame’s profile in Washington and around the world, said Scott Appleby, the Marilyn Keough Dean of the Keough School. “Washington is a center of global influence, where Notre Dame has a rich presence — with alumni working at every level of policymaking and with faculty and students learning and conducting research,” he said. “The opening of the Keough School — with its imperative to produce students who are leaders and agents of change working toward integral human development — gives us an unprecedented opportunity to leverage our points of strength in Washington and create transformational new possibilities for students and the extended Notre Dame family and community. “We’re grateful that Maura Policelli, with her extensive experience and understanding of the role of policy in working toward the greater good, will be our Washington-based partner in this effort.” Before joining Oxfam America, Policelli worked for Democratic Leader Richard Gephardt and for Congresswoman Jane Harman, who — as the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee — led efforts on Capitol Hill to respond to the terrorist attacks of 9/11. Prior to that, Policelli worked for Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, developing strategies for solar energy and immigration reform. In the Obama administration, she was first appointed to the U.S. Department of Education as senior adviser to the deputy secretary. She later served as the senior vice president of communications at the Export-Import Bank of the United States. Posted In: International Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related September 30, 2022 Nanovic Institute to welcome former President of Croatia Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović September 29, 2022 Notre Dame, Ukrainian Catholic University launch three new research grants September 27, 2022 Notre Dame, Trinity College Dublin engineers join to advance novel treatment for cystic fibrosis September 14, 2022 Apostolic nuncio to Great Britain to deliver the 2022 Keeley Vatican Lecture September 12, 2022 Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street … in different countries? For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn