Rena Pacheco-Theard serves as a Research Assistant in the Policy Department, working on global health, education, and other human development issues. Rena was working at the Center for Global Development just prior to joining ONE and also has experience as an intern in the U.S. Senate and with Friends of the World Food Program. She is a graduate of the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, where she majored in International Politics with a concentration in International Law, Organizations and Ethics. In her free time, Rena likes to run, cook/eat, and think of good puns.