Emnet Almedom

About Emnet Almedom

I\'m a researcher and policy strategist focused on economic justice and community power-building, currently at Frontline Solutions. My work focuses on co-designing research and programs that connect local change to the vision for a more just global economy.Talk to me about- Designing research efforts to build power and influence power (policymakers, funders)- Facilitating spaces where power dynamics are clearly named so we can get to the work of changing them- Applying climate justice, just transition, and targeted universalism frameworksMy work has contributed to- Building the evidence base for Oakland’s $10 million MACRO program to dispatch mental health experts in place of police officers. My team\'s research was cited by Bay Area Legal Aid and Oakland’s Police Oversight Commission- Designing a $2 million community heat resilience program to advance investments in people-centered climate resilience, rather than solely property-centered resilience- Identifying innovative approaches to government equity data-sharing to support the establishment of Equity NYC, the first city-wide equity office.

Experience

1. Director

   Frontline Solutions

   Jul 2023 — Present · New York, NY, US

   I lead brilliant teams to shape rigorous and participatory research agendas. In this role, I specialize in qualitative research methods and applying research findings to funder and movement strategy- Leading a 10-person team through program design, implementation, and evaluation for a $1 million pilot on community-led extreme heat resilience in Boston. Managing multi-disciplinary partners to create facilitation and evaluation support for 20 program participants representing local government and community-based groups- Designed a NYC foundation\'s learning effort to assess its grantmaking to over 30 survivors of incarceration to advance investment in survivor-led interventions and organizations- Created a measurement and learning framework that connects a global climate foundation\'s diverse climate resilience programs (clean cooling, land use, climate finance) to foundational climate justice goals.

Education

• Georgia Institute of Technology

  Bachelor of Science (BS), International Affairs/Spanish & Economics

  2009 — 2013

• University of California, Berkeley, Goldman School of Public Policy

  Master of Public Policy - MPP, Urban Studies/Affairs

  2018 — 2020

Skills

• Project Management
• Statistics
• Strategy
• Data Analysis
• Social Media
• Management
• Nonprofits
• Teamwork
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• International Relations
• French
• Public Policy
• Leadership
• Microsoft Word
• Research
• Non-Profits
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint
• Spanish
• Public Speaking