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From CGA to the UN: Alum Katherine Prizeman
Fast Facts
- Katherine Prizeman is a Political Affairs Officer with the Science, Technology and International Security Unit of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs.
- She earned an MS in Global Affairs from NYU SPS in 2010.
<p><span class="p-body">Katherine Prizeman is a political affairs officer with the Science, Technology and International Security Unit of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs. Ms. Prizeman has been a staff member of the United Nations since 2013, working on various disarmament and non-proliferation issues from conventional arms to weapons of mass destruction. She currently focuses on cybersecurity.</span></p>
<p><span class="p-body">According to Prizeman, her time at the <a href="/content/sps-nyu/about/academic-divisions-and-departments/center-for-global-affairs.html" title="NYU SPS Center for Global Affairs">NYU SPS Center for Global Affairs</a> directly paved the way to building a career in international peace and security policymaking. "The courses, professors and student colleagues informed my academic experience as much as they did my practical, real-world engagements," she explained. "CGA is not just an exemplary academic institution, but an engaging community of practitioners that has benefitted me well beyond my years of study there."</span></p>
<p><span class="p-body">An <a href="/content/sps-nyu/explore/degrees-and-programs/ms-in-global-affairs.html" title="Master's in Global Affairs">MS in Global Affairs</a> from NYU SPS can open doors that may have never imagined were possible. See where you can start the next chapter of your career with a degree from the <a href="/content/sps-nyu/about/academic-divisions-and-departments/center-for-global-affairs.html" title="NYU SPS Center for Global Affairs">NYU SPS Center for Global Affairs</a>.</span></p>
