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                              Futsum Tekle most recently served as a White House intern for the National Economic Council where he focused on labor, workforce, and industrial strategy. Prior to joining the Biden-Harris Administration, he was a research assistant at the Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness (CREC) where he supported various projects such as Black and Latino low-income youth pathways to college and career as well as estimated total yearly expenditures on credentials across the United States.

Futsum graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park where he received a bachelor’s degree in Economics with minors in Global Poverty and International Development & Conflict Management. He was born and raised in the DMV. In his free time, Futsum loves traveling and watching/playing sports (mostly soccer and basketball). About
    
                        
                              
      
      
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