Julio Rodriguez’21 graduated from Cornell with a bachelor of science in Industrial and Labor Relations with a minor in law and society in 2020 and an MPA with a concentration in government, politics and policy studies in 2021. As an undergraduate student, he was engaged with the Public Service Center as a K-12 programs student employee and a participant of the Alt-Breaks program.

Experienced in policy making and nonprofit management, Julio has spent his early career in the oversight and accountability space within the U.S. federal government. As a graduate student, he worked with the U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Inspector General as a Pathways trainee in the Surface Transportation audit division. After graduation, he worked as an assistant director of admissions at Cornell SC Johnson College of Business before accepting a role with the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, Oversight and Accountability division where he is currently an associate program analyst.