Rose Institute students receive guidance and instruction from professors, fellows, and research affiliates experienced in the operations of both the public and private sectors. Former Rose students reengage with the Institute by assisting with projects using their skills and expertise in their respective fields.
Jessica S. Jin ’16
JJin Creative
jessica@jjincreative.com | jjincreative.com
Jessica Jin (B.A. Government and Studio Art, Claremont McKenna College) has been involved with the Rose Institute since she was a student and was the New Hire Manager in 2016. After graduation, Jessica served as a Jesse M. Unruh Assembly Fellow in the California State Legislature and a Legislative Aide for Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin. Following her time in the Capitol, Jessica founded a business, JJin Creative, and has built a network of clients ranging from startups to Fortune 100 companies. Since 2022, she has been involved in the design and publication of the Rose Institute’s reports. She lives in Salt Lake City, Utah with her husband August Bress ’16, where she gardens, skis, and works on her aquaponics system.
Douglas M. Johnson ’92
President, National Demographics Corporation
douglas.johnson@cmc.edu | ndcresearch.com
Douglas Johnson (B.A. Claremont McKenna College, M.B.A. UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management, Ph.D. Claremont Graduate University) has been involved with the Rose Institute since his college years when he served as a student manager in 1991-92. Mr. Johnson assists with Rose Institute research on Redistricting Reform, Census data use and analysis, and Geographic Information Systems. Mr. Johnson is the president of National Demographics Corporation. Consulting projects in that capacity include the state of Florida’s State Senate Committee on Reapportionment, and the state of Arizona’s Independent Redistricting Commission for Congressional and Legislative Redistricting.
Dr. Johnson was a Coro Public Affairs Fellow, served as Legislative Director to U.S. Representative Stephen Horn, and worked as a project manager for various software companies early in his career.
Justin M. Levitt ’06
Vice President, National Demographics Corporation
Adjunct Professor, California State Long Beach
jlevitt06@cmc.edu
Justin Levitt (B.A. Claremont McKenna College; M.A. and Ph.D., UC San Diego) is Vice President of National Demographics Corporation and an Adjunct Professor at California State University Long Beach teaching on comparative politics, Latin American politics, and international relations. A former Assistant Student Manager at the Rose Institute, Justin graduated cum laude from Claremont McKenna College in 2006 and went on to study Political Science at the University of California, San Diego. His research focuses on redistricting and representation, with a particular emphasis on how redistricting institutions make decisions.
David Meyer ’12
Dave Meyer ’12 is a product management executive at Atlassian, Inc. responsible for the Jira product line. During his technology career he has launched several new products and businesses and has extensive experience working with large corporations on team collaboration. A former student manager of the Rose Institute, he had hands-on experience providing redistricting services to clients during the 2010 census cycle. He lives in Boise, Idaho with his wife Maren Hotvedt ’12 and is an avid trail runner, skier, and mountain biker outside of work.
Abhi M. Nemani ’10
Managing Director, EthosLabs
abhi.nemani@gmail.com | abhinemani.com
Abhi Nemani is a government technology entrepreneur, scholar, and public servant — founding, building, and leading many of the most influential GovTech institutions over the last 15 years, including the City of Sacramento’s Innovation & Growth Fund, Los Angeles Mayor’s of Los Office of Data, and Code for America. As Senior Vice President of Product Strategy at Euna Solutions, he supports the growth of Euna’s portfolio of public administration and financial products to better serve its growing network of 2,000+ public sector organizations across North America. Abhi is also a visiting scholar at the Rose Institute of State & Local Government (where he served as student manager) and a board member of Leading Cities, a global sustainability accelerator. READ MORE
Ian E. O’Grady ’15
Marshall Scholar, Oxford University
ian.ogrady@phoenix.gov
Ian O’Grady (B. A. Claremont McKenna College, M.Phil, Oxford University) is a Business Analyst for Circonomy Solutions based in Phoenix, AZ. Prior to this, he served as a consultant for the California Local Redistricting Project and was a Research Analyst in the office of the former mayor of Phoenix, Greg Stanton. Ian briefed Mayor Stanton on pending municipal policy and mayor initiatives. Priority initiatives include expanding Phoenix exports to Mexico, strengthening workforce development, and investing in education. Ian’s other roles included speech writing and drafting the mayor’s formal correspondence.
Ian was a volunteer committee member for Project Jigsaw under statewide non-profit Equality Arizona. Project Jigsaw works to improve Arizona’s adoption and foster care system and advocate for equal treatment of married LGBT couples throughout the process. He also works with Rose Faculty Fellow Andrew Sinclair (CMC ’08) as a research associate. With Dr. Sinclair, Ian continues his primary election research from his time at the Rose Institute and has authored multiple forthcoming journal articles. In addition, Ian is working with Nicolas Heidorn (CMC ’06 and Rose Institute alum) on an ongoing redistricting analysis project.
In college, Ian interned for political campaigns, the Sandra Day O’Connor Institute, the Office of Attorney General Bob Ferguson, and the ACLU. His research background includes political incentives, political party organization, campaign finance, election administration, voting rights, First Amendment law, tax policy, and economic development. He worked for the Rose Institute and was the Institute’s Student Manager in 2014-2015. Mr. O’Grady was a 2017 Marshall Scholar, studying at Oxford University.