Allison Lazarus is a joint Master in Public Policy and Master in Business Administration candidate at the Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School.  Before attending HKS, she served as a professional staff member on the Senate Armed Services Committee, with a portfolio including science and technology, defense business operations, cross-functional teams, transportation and logistics policy, interagency reform, and financial management, with additional focus areas on cybersecurity organization and security clearance reform.  She previously worked for McKinsey & Company in New York City and Washington, DC, primarily on strategy for national security and defense clients in the public sector.  Allison's policy interests include national security organization and decision-making, and technology innovation in government.  She holds a BA in History from Yale University.