Michaela Gaziano

Michaela Gaziano is an Associate Partner at Bellwether Education Partners, with prior experience as Chief of Staff for the Office of Senator Barry Finegold in Massachusetts. Michaela has worked as an independent consultant, focusing on educational challenges related to COVID-19, and has collaborated with various charter networks and school districts. Michaela has held roles including Graduate Research Assistant at Harvard Kennedy School and Ash Center Mayoral Leadership in Education Fellow for the Mayor of Denver, where initiatives related to educational equity were developed. Michaela's diverse experience includes consulting for Uncommon Schools, serving as a Fulbright Grantee in Malaysia, and internships with organizations addressing poverty reduction and advocacy. Michaela holds a Master of Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy School and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with minors in Economics and Spanish from Villanova University.