Berkley Center

Molly Knapp (G’26) graduated in 2026 with a master's degree from the Global Human Development program at Georgetown University. She specializes in program design and evaluation, social innovation, and cross-sectoral partnerships, as she is interested in facilitating public, private, and non-governmental entities' collaboration to drive sustainable and locally led development. Before coming to the Walsh School of Foreign Service, she spent five years managing USAID-funded democracy, human rights, and governance programs. She worked with Democracy International to support a peaceful 2023 election in Liberia, strengthen community resilience between Venezuelan migrants and Trinidadian host communities, and promote community dialogue and improved trust between municipal officials and constituents in post-conflict Kosovo. Her interest in peacebuilding ties back to her undergraduate thesis, which highlighted the atrocities committed by the Argentinian and Chilean military dictatorships and the criminal prosecutions, truth-seeking, and reparations stakeholders pursued to achieve justice and reach reconciliation. At the Berkley Center, Molly worked as an graduate fellow for events during the 2025-2026 academic year.