Kai Smith Email & Phone Number

District Of Columbia, United States

• Conduct research on economic mobility, poverty, inequality, the social safety net, family structure, reproductive rights, and other issues under Brookings Senior Fellow Emeritus Isabel Sawhill• Co-author policy briefs, op-eds, and reports on these issues for the Brookings Center for Economic Security and Opportunity• Write sections of Isabel Sawhill's forthcoming book on economic opportunity in America• Prepare Isabel Sawhill for high-level events, including National Academy of Sciences event on reducing intergenerational poverty and Brookings event on the relationship between access to reproductive health care and economic opportunity

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Facilitated the Anti-Corruption, Democracy, and Security project (ACDS) in Governance Studies under Ambassador Norm Eisen• Researched and wrote ACDS publications, including memos on inclusive capitalism prepared for President Obama and Brookings/GMF co-branded report on Ukraine’s anti-corruption journey • Drafted, revised, and published ACDS editorials• Prepared talking points for Ambassador Norm Eisen CNN news appearances • Co-led Financial Transparency and Integrity Democracy Cohort along with US government and OGP• Updated Brookings Sanctions Tracker to reflect nearly 5,000 targeted financial sanctions listings• Organized events at US Summit for Democracy and 2023 Ukraine Recovery Conference

• Delivered weekly lecture/discussion sessions on Western political thought, including sessions on Adam Smith, John Stuart Mill, and Alexis de Tocqueville.• Graded written assessments, handled administrative tasks, and held office hours.

Denver, Colorado, United States

• Completed research projects which summarized the role of federal agencies and analyzed the comparative effectiveness of different states’ responses to COVID-19.• Briefed district office immigration team on weekly news cycle and relevant legislation.

Medford, Massachusetts, United States

• Assisted Professor Vickie Sullivan write her journal article on Montesquieu and foreign exchange by analyzing the writings of Montesquieu, Patrick Deneen, and other authors.

Medford, Massachusetts, United States

• Performed an independent research project on Thomas Hobbes’ state of nature and his conception of the relationship between natural law and natural right. • Presented findings at event sponsored by Tufts University.

Medford, Massachusetts, United States

• Assisted in the editing, digitizing, and annotating of the 16th-century political philosopher Jean Bodin’s seminal work 'The Six Books of the Commonwealth' under Professor Ioannis Evrigenis.

• Coached panel of five high school students to increase their knowledge of Bill of Rights case law and improve their debate and public speaking skills.