UM Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy: Megan Foster

Megan Foster

Megan Foster

Megan Foster comes to the Ford School from the United States Senate, where she served as a legislative aide for Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), supporting her work on a number of legislative issues and committees. Prior to this, Foster was development manager of the Women's Campaign Fund, a nonpartisan organization that works to increase the number of women in elected office who support reproductive health choices for all. During her time at Georgetown, Foster interned for the chairman and executive director of the Democratic National Committee and worked as a field manager for Grassroots Campaigns. In 2010, Foster graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University with a bachelor's in international politics. She is a member of the National Political Science Honors Society and the National Slavic Honors Society and originally hails from the Detroit metropolitan area. She is passionate about health policy, gender equality, and community development.