Re-envisioning Regional Economic Development in Madison, WI with Zach Brandon and Sahian Valladares

Since 2023, the Taubman Center has hosted the Economic Development Post-Graduate Fellowship—a yearlong, competitively paid fellowship for a graduating HKS student to work full-time with a state, county, regional, or city economic development agency. 

As we mark our fourth year of the fellowship, we’re excited to announce our newest fellow Sahian Valladares MC/MPA 2026 who will be working in the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce in Madison, WI. Sahian joins an impressive group of past fellows serving in roles across the country, including Virginia Carefoot (MPP 2023) with the City of San Antonio Economic Development Department?, James Schisler (MPP 2024) with the Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade, and, most recently, Gloria Korpas (MPP 2025) with the Miami-Dade County Office of Innovation and Economic Development...