Pepperdine School of Public Policy Career Brochure

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THE MASTER OF PUBLIC POLICY DEGREE IS MORE THAN A MASTER’S DEGREE IN GOVERNMENT SERVICE. While the government sector is where public policies ultimately become laws, at the Pepperdine School of Public Policy we prepare cross-sector leaders to work across differences and create sustainable policy solutions.

We support and encourage our students and alumni to pursue careers not just in government, but also in the nonprofit and civic arenas and the private sector. We believe a master of public policy (MPP) degree is a multidimensional, multidisciplinary degree with equally varied career opportunities.

POLICY INTERNSHIPS: PUTTING STUDIES INTO PRACTICE ★★ Policy

Internship (MPP 699) – The policy internship requirement ensures students get hands-on public policy experience.

★★ Professional

Development (MPP 608) – The professional development requirement enables students to build their professional skills and networks, and see the variety of career opportunities available to them.

PAST INTERNSHIP ORGANIZATIONS HAVE INCLUDED: Research Think Tanks: • American Enterprise Institute • The Black Institute • Cato Institute

Private Sector: • Heritage Foundation • Hoover Institution • International Institute for Counter-Terrorism

• Commonwealth Consulting • Duke Energy • Los Angeles Lakers

• The Polling Company • Roche Pharmaceuticals • Sempra Energy • SMART Development Center

• Center for Islam and Religious Freedom

• Policy Consulting Associates

Governmental Organizations:

Nonprofit Sector:

• City of Los Angeles

• US Department of Defense

• National Right to Work

• US Department of Homeland Security

• Cambodian Center for Human Rights

• Natural Resources Defense Council

• Freedom House

• National Review

• Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation

• US Chamber of Commerce

• Office of the Governor of New Hampshire • Office of Los Angeles County Supervisor • United Nations Children’s Fund

• US Department of State • The White House Internship Program

• Los Angeles World Airports

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• World Trade Center of Los Angeles

POLICY LEADERSHIP IN ACTION Employers across sectors recognize the critical thinking, problem solving, and ethics Pepperdine MPP graduates consistently bring to their organizations and missions.

ONE DEGREE | FIVE SPECIALIZATIONS

Future After Graduation* graduates are employed 88% ofor our pursuing postgraduate studies

33% 29% 28% 11%

(Double specialization available without adding additional time)

Applied Economic Policy

American Policy and Politics

EMPLOYER ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE: Research Think Tanks: • Bipartisan Policy Center

• Manhattan Institute

• Hoover Institution

• Milken Institute

Governmental Organizations: • Board of Supervisors, County of Orange, California • Department of Education, State of New Mexico

• US Department of State • The World Bank

International Relations and National Security

nonprofit civic arena private sector public/government sector postgraduate/doctoral studies *six months after commencement

Public Policy and Dispute Resolution

State and Local Policy

Private Sector: • Accenture

• Booz Allen Hamilton

• Anthem, Inc.

• Lionsgate

Nonprofit Sector: • American Israel Public Affairs Committee • Intercollegiate Studies Institute

• RAND Corporation • The Ronald Reagan Foundation

The program at the School of Public Policy helped me to think in a structured way about public policy, giving me the tools to be an effective legislator. Understanding the foundational aspects of our democracy and having a framework for deliberation are critical to making a meaningful impact as an elected official.

In both my role as the former White House assistant press secretary and currently as a Hoover Institution associate director overseeing media relations, public affairs, and Washington, DC, programming, SPP’s foundation prepared me to understand and appropriately communicate the ideas and research I disseminate to the public, policy-makers, and other policy influencers.

HANS ZEIGER (MPP ’09)

ERYN WITCHER TILLMAN (’97, MPP ’99)

Washington State Senator, 25th District

Associate Director and the Bechtel Director of Public Affairs, Hoover Institution

The Pepperdine School of Public Policy allowed me to develop a skill set necessary to compete in an increasingly regulatory state. As part of the public policy team within Anthem’s Public Affairs department, we work to address our members’ needs at both the state and federal level.

Together, my team assists different lines of business to navigate the rocky shoals of an ever-changing healthcare industry.

SEAN WHITNEY (’13, MPP ’16) Health Policy Analyst, Anthem, Inc.

WHERE IN THE WORLD ARE SPP WAVEMAKERS?

73% 11%

EASTERN ASIA EUROPE

7%

LATIN/SOUTH AMERICA

7%

MIDDLE EAST/ CENTRAL ASIA

2%

AFRICA

GRADUATES IN THE UNITED STATES

56% CALIFORNIA

13%

Washington, DC, Area

13%

South Mountain/Pacific West

7% 4%

Mid Atlantic/New England

4%

Midwest

GRADUATES IN CALIFORNIA 51%

28%

LOS ANGELES

5%

OTHER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

OTHER CALIFORNIA

5%

SACRAMENTO AREA

9%

BAY AREA/ SILICON VALLEY

3%

CENTRAL VALLEY

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