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Nicole Isaac Highlight
We know that work is gonna change, but I don’t want you to discount or diminish what you bring to the table. A large part of it is just not giving up.
About Nicole
- Born and raised in the housing projects in the Bronx, New York; my parents were both immigrants—my mother is Jamaican and my father is Costa Rican.
- I attended a private school on a scholarship—made me realize the impact location can have on access to opportunities and sparked my desire to change the reality of neighborhoods like mine.
- Attended Brown University, where I earned a bachelor’s degree in English and African-American studies.
- Then I earned my master’s degree in international relations from Columbia University and my law degree from the University of Pennsylvania.
- I’ve worked in law in New York City, Geneva, Paris, and South Africa with the goal of understanding the ways in which human rights abroad mirror the civil rights issues in the U.S.
- Worked in government for over 10 years—five years were spent on Capitol Hill and the other five years were spent working in the White House for President Obama.
- I am also a nonprofit founder and have served as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University and the University of Pennsylvania.
- Currently, I work as the director of North American policy for LinkedIn where I utilize data to solve workforce development challenges, develop policy, and expand government engagement.
