NATALIA COOPER

Natalia Cooper is a Policy Analyst at the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality’s Economic Security and Opportunity Initiative. She conducts policy research and data analysis to address issues related to tax credits, subsidized employment, and postsecondary education.

Previously, Natalia was an analyst at Hamilton Place Strategies where she worked with clients to develop data-driven public affairs strategies and achieve policy objectives on issues such as financial inclusion & regulation, education, and health care. She has also provided research support at the Council of the Great City Schools and served as a fellow at the UC Davis Center for Poverty & Inequality Research. Additionally, she interned for the offices of Senators Bill Nelson and Tim Kaine, and served as a fellow for Freedman Consulting LLC’s Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity Project.

Natalia graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Howard University with a B.A. in Economics and a B.A. in Political Science.

Natalia is originally from Delray Beach, Florida. She loves going on long walks around D.C., planning book clubs with her friends, and coaching for Girls on the Run.