Maddy Dwyer serves as a Policy Analyst on CDT’s State Engagement team, where she leads CDT’s state level policy initiatives across the organization’s issue areas.
Prior to joining the State Engagement team, Maddy served as a Policy Analyst on the Equity in Civic Technology team, where she focused on AI governance in state and local governments and public education.
Before joining CDT, Maddy gathered extensive experience in public affairs and communications. She previously served as a Communications Associate with The Pew Charitable Trusts where she supported policy teams’ strategic communications efforts, including building communications campaigns for their state and federal advocacy work and assisting with research publications. Before joining Pew, Maddy was a Communications Intern at CDT and has completed many communications and public affairs internships in industries such as cosmetics and personal care, healthcare, and water utilities.
Maddy holds a Bachelor of Arts in American Studies from Stanford University, with a concentration in Race in American History and Politics, and a Master of Arts in Media and Strategic Communication from The School of Media and Public Affairs at George Washington University.
