Samhitha Josyula is a Senior Research Specialist (Pre-Doctoral Fellow) at Princeton’s International Economics Section. Her research interests center on how information and technology shape access to public services and economic opportunity. She received a B.A. in Global Affairs and certificate in Computer Science from Yale University in 2023, where she researched with the Atlantic Council’s Strategic Litigation Project, supported by the 1960 Les Aspin Fellowship, and the MacMillan Center’s Mass Atrocities in the Digital Era Initiative, with which she published work in Genocide Studies and Prevention. After graduating, Samhitha was a Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company where she advised clients across technology, healthcare, banking, and education sectors, gaining first-hand insight into the challenges that public and private sector entities face in an evolving digital economy. Samhitha is also an accomplished violinist with a deep passion for music education, serving leadership positions in the Yale Symphony Orchestra and earning finalist recognition in Yale’s William Waite Concerto Competition.