The Culture of Encounter Project - Georgetown University

Ian S. Manzi (G’23) is the program assistant for the Collaborative for Global Children’s Issues at Georgetown University. Manzi is committed to driving positive change in the international development, education and child protection, and public policy sectors. His expertise includes strategic planning, research, and effective project implementation aimed at achieving social impact and sustainable development. He has worked with orphaned, refugee, and vulnerable youth at Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village and co-founded Critical Thinking for P.E.A.C.E, a peace education and youth empowerment project in Rwanda. He also served as a trainer with the U.S. State Department-funded Pan-African Youth Leadership program. He earned a Master of Public Policy degree with a Global Human Development Certificate from Georgetown University and a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Rochester. Manzi is a member of the Working Group on Child Rights and Family Values, part of the Culture of Encounter Project.