Senior Associate, Global Development Initiative
Naja was awarded a Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs with a concentration in Global Development and a Spanish minor at George Washington University. She has held leadership roles, including serving as the NAACP Chapter President, and gained valuable experience through internships with Rising for Justice, Save the Children, and the Peace Corps.
She joined CPI in 2020.
At CPI, Naja is passionate about Government legitimacy, specifically the Earned Legitimacy Cohort work with Detroit, Government Innovation on the BH5 program and the Global Development Initiative with Google AI for Global Goals Challenge.
In her leisure time, Naja enjoys painting, reality tv, reading, and cooking.