Tessa Pennington

Tessa Pennington is a dedicated professional with a strong background in research and strategy, currently serving as a Research Assistant at New Bridge Strategy since March 2024. Tessa has previously held the position of Programs and Strategy Associate at Greater Texas Foundation from July 2020 to March 2024, and worked as a Graduate Assistant at Texas A&M University's Bush School of Government and Public Service from August 2019 to April 2020. Additionally, Tessa contributed to the WomanStats Project as a Coder from June 2016 to April 2020 and completed a Graduate Student Internship at Greater Texas Foundation in the summer of 2019. Tessa holds a Master's degree in International Relations and Affairs from Texas A&M University (2018-2020) and a Bachelor's degree in Middle East Studies/Arabic from Brigham Young University (2012-2018).