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Memo writing includes structuring an argument in an easily digestible format meant to persuade policy action, usually by leaders in decision-making positions. This practice-oriented workshop will cover foundational rules of policy writing, structures of policy memos, and exercises to get students to write effective policy memos that are evidence-based, persuasive, and easy to read. Writing effective memos is increasingly becoming an essential skill for professionals both in the private and the public sector. From Amazon CEOs to Secretaries in the government of India, leaders increasingly demand memos from employees to base their decisions on.

 

The workshop was facilitated by Mr. Arpit Chaturvedi, Co-Founder & CEO of Global Policy Insights. He is also a lecturer at the San Francisco State University where he teaches comparative perspectives in public service to graduate students. A graduate of the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs, Arpit holds an MPA degree with a focus on governance, politics and policy studies. He was also the first non-US citizen to hold the position of the editor-in-chief of the Cornell Policy Review. He is the author of the book, ‘Our Egalitarian Universe?’ and has been the editor of ‘Not without her: Communal Harmony’- a monograph printed by the National Foundation for Communal Harmony, Government of India, with essays from the top civil servants of the country. He has published articles in various prestigious journals on the themes of democracy, governance, systems thinking, game theory, history and politics.