fellows placed on 28 projects from 80+ colleges and universities nationally
identify as underrepresented in technology and policy
hours volunteered towards tech policy research
established partnerships with state and local governments across 11 U.S. states
Paragon is a tech policy fellowship that connects local governments with a team of talented students from local colleges and universities to conduct in-depth research on a tech policy issue. Our fellows are passionate about public service and are eager to make a difference in their community.
Talent Pipeline
Fellows contribute 5-10 hours per week for twelve weeks to the project; this provides a similar time commitment to a college course while building early-career policy experience that prepares them to join the public service workforce.
Field Exposure
Introduce fellows to a diverse cohort of leaders in the technology policy space from both public and private sectors and at all levels of government.
Hands-On Training
We offer policy workshops and bootcamps instructed by experienced policy researchers, along with mentorship, professional development sessions, and career advice.
“While Georgia now has an AI policy in effect, the massive boom of generative AI has brought with it specific challenges. This Spring, Paragon fellows worked with the GTA to recommend enforcement and education mechanisms to address generative AI's potential effect on government operations at the state level. The work produced by Paragon will help inform a GenAI policy that contains guidelines for the use of generative AI by all 40,000 state employees.”
— Nikhil Deshpande, Chief Digital and AI Officer, Georgia Technology Authority
