Thursday, December 3, 2009

Week 14 Seminar


This week the interns had an informative discussion with Mr. Nathan Benefield. Mr. Nathan Benefield is the Director of Policy Research at the Commonwealth Foundation. He has researched and written on public policy issues. The issues he has researched include government spending, education reform, and economic development. He writes a blog and also uses Twitter as means of communication. Mr. Benefield graduated from DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois with a degree in political science and economics. He also earned a Master’s degree in public service management from DePaul.

Mr. Benefield offered advice to the interns. He stated that three attributes he looks for when interviewing are research skills, writing skills, and passion.

The Commonwealth Foundation is an independent, non-profit research and educational institute. They develop and advance public policies based on the nation’s founding principles of limited constitutional government, economic freedom, and personal responsibility for one’s actions.