Alumni Profiles
Andrew Curry
MPIA '06
Andrew Curry works at the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in Washington, D.C., where he applies his analytical skills to oversight of federal agencies and programs, seeking to make the government more efficient, effective, and accurate. He recently completed GAO's Professional Development Program and is an analyst for Homeland Security and Justice (HSJ). His work at GAO has been diverse and crossed three GAO teams, ranging from a review of DOD's Civilian Human Capital Strategic Plan in Defense Capabilities and Management (DCM), to a Technology Assessment of passenger rail security devices in HSJ and a study of the financial solvency of Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs) in Financial Markets and Community Investment.
Prior to IR/PS, Andrew Curry taught international relations and political economy at the TEC de Monterrey in Mexico. Andrew was an active IR/PS community member, working for Baja Project, leading LASO, and interning at the San Diego County Taxpayer's Association.
Following IR/PS, Andrew moved to Washington, D.C. with his wife and fellow IR/PS graduate, Melissa Nitsch, where he worked for the Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service, Tax Exempt and Government Entities (TE/GE) as a program evaluation and risk analyst. His work included the development of a research paper aimed at identifying methods to encourage the growth of low- and middle-income household retirement funds and general program oversight.
