Andrew Braver (SF2009)

Placement: Municipal Transportation Agency, Finance / Information Technology

Project: The SFMTA Climate Action Plan outlines how a multimodal transit system is an essential component in the effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. I developed a report that required financial modeling and geographic information analysis for current conditions and proposed initiatives.

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

School: University of California, Berkeley

Field of Study: History

Selected Honors: UC Regent and Chancellor’s Scholarship; Phi Beta Kappa Member

Selected Activities and Community Involvement: Vice President, Berkeley Students’ Cooperative; Editor-in-Chief, Berkeley Undergraduate Journal

Prior Work Experience: Research assistant for undergraduate curriculum development; volunteer at US Department of Veterans’ Affairs

Why San Francisco is important to me: I am interested in the way San Francisco uses public policy and community involvement to create a vibrant, active, and effective public realm.

Something unique about me: I lived in a student-owned housing cooperative as an undergraduate.

What I’m Doing Now: Yale Law School