Benjamin Tran

Policy Strategist @Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California

Los Angeles, CA, US

Identifies pain points to improve equity and inclusion in initiatives such as the $547 million A-G Completion Improvement Grant, which resulted in the adoption of a $300 million earmark for under-resourced schools-Advises the senior leadership on 100+ bills to align organizational stances with equity and accessibility goals-Utilizes policy expertise by facilitating five interorganizational trainings to educate 40 team members on the state legislative bill and budget processes-Improves cross-functional team communication by establishing weekly status updates between the communications team, Sacramento team, and Los Angeles team, increasing policy related social media posts from zero to five a week.

University of California, Irvine

Political Science and Government

University of California, Riverside

Major in Political Science and Government, Minor in Business