Raie Gessesse

Raie Gessesse is a public policy professional currently serving as a U.S. Public Policy member at TikTok since November 2023 and as a Public Voices Fellow with The OpEd Project since July 2023. Previous experience includes a fellowship at Harvard's Center for Public Leadership from August 2021 to August 2023, and roles such as Gender Policy Fellow at The White House, Oval Office Teaching Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School, and Legislative Intern at the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women. Additionally, Raie has worked as a Research Consultant at The Improve Group, Policy Fellow at the Women's Foundation of Minnesota, and Midwest Program Manager and Minnesota IGNITE Fellow at IGNITE National. Raie Gessesse holds a Master in Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy School and a Bachelor of Arts in Public Health & Political Science from Hamline University. Further education includes participation as a PPIA Scholar at the University of California, Berkeley, and completing a Certificate in Women's Entrepreneurship from Cornell University.