Devin Case-Ruchala Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

• Analyzing and aligning CGC’s financial portfolio with environmental and social impact outcomes to shape its financial and impact strategies and inform its operation.• Developing internal systems for data collection, promoting both internal and external research initiatives, and translating findings to inform strategic decision-making.

• Supporting green bank creation at the local, state, and national levels through research and program development assistance.

• Solely responsible for developing & teaching POLS 281: Principles of International Relations• Peer-reviewed publications: - Case-Ruchala, D. (2024). An old, novel idea: introducing G-Pub, an original dataset of public bank formation. Review of International Political Economy, 1–27. https://doi.org/10.1080/09692290.2023.2281647 - Case-Ruchala, D. A paradox of openness: Democracies, financial integration & crisis. Rev Int Organ (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11558-023-09502-7

• Investigated role of public banks & green finance in public water services in Buenos Aires.• Collaborated with a local scholar, conducting field work & interviews for in-depth case study.

• Independently designed & executed doctoral dissertation research & additional projects.• Reviewed & synthesized large literatures to identify gaps & build on existing knowledge.• Developed hypotheses about global public bank formation for first systematic study.• Built a novel dataset of public bank formation utilizing primary & secondary sources.• Collected & analyzed datasets using advanced statistical methods & data visualizations.• Coordinated & conducted interviews & historical research to enrich quantitative findings.• Managed multiple, independently driven & collaborative research projects for peer-review.• Articulated findings for broader audiences through internal & external presentations.

• Clarified complex concepts & evaluated work to mentor students of diverse backgrounds.• Developed lab course material & instructed lab sessions for graduate level statistics course on introductory calculus, linear algebra, and statistical computing using R• Courses taught: - POLI 150: Intro to World Politics (F2018; S2019; S2020). - POLI 783: Probability and Statistics (Lab; graduate level; F2019; F2020) - POLI 272: Ethics of Peace War and Defense (S2022).

• Solely responsible for developing & teaching course, Intro World Politics, for 45 students.• Provided constructive, timely feedback on papers & exams & addressed students’ questions.

• Inspected replication code in R & Stata for in-detail verification of articles at a top journal.• Communicated errors & discrepancies to journal editors for author review & resubmission.

• Evaluated Community Reinvestment Act efficacy using secondary research & interviews.• Authored a white paper for The Democracy Collaborative's initiative, The Next System Project, entitled "A next system of community investment: Community Reinvestment Act reform in the 21st century". The paper focuses on the history of the CRA; its intended goals, successes, and shortcomings; communities' experiences with the CRA on the ground; and policy proposals on how to reform the CRA given the challenges of the domestic and global financial system of the 21st century.

• Advised the cooperative on ongoing major legal and financial decisions.

Bloomington, Indiana Area

• Designed the budget & democratic financial management of multi-home, 60-person housing co-op.• Elected by the membership to maintain cooperative finances and direct the finance committee.

Minneapolis, Mn

• Improved operations by systematizing administrative tasks & loan committee data input.• Supported lending activity, organizational development, and member-owner engagement.

Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

• Assisted in project coordination and translated for visiting groups and history & culture lessons.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Political Science - International Political Economy

Master Of Arts - Ma, Political Science - International Political Economy

Bachelor Of Science (Bs) In Business, Public Policy Analysis