Daniela Berman

Senior Associate and Assistant Director, Social Policy Research Associates
Master of Public Policy, Stanford University
Master of Arts, Policy, Organizational, Leadership Studies, Stanford University
Graduation Year
2015

Daniela Berman graduated from Stanford in 2015 as the first joint-degree MA/MPP (Education) student. She is currently a Senior Associate and Assistant Director of the Education Division at Social Policy Research Associates (SPR) in Oakland. At SPR she leads evaluation and strategic learning projects (for which the MPP program prepared her well!) for philanthropic foundations and national nonprofits that are focused on education equity, K-12 policy and systems change, and culturally responsive student-centered learning. Daniela also leads organizational development initiatives at SPR, overseeing hiring, onboarding, and organizational culture efforts. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and their cat, and enjoys cooking, hiking, and exploring everywhere in the beautiful Bay Area.