Adin Becker

Adin Becker is a second-year MPA/MUP candidate at the Harvard Kennedy School and the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Before attending Harvard, he worked as an urban planner and climate advocate in Oregon, and later completed a Watson Fellowship exploring minority rights and sustainable development across sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, and the Middle East.

His recent work spans infrastructure and economic development planning in India and territorial governance research at Harvard. At HKS, he works with the Building State Capability program. His current research focuses on economic diversification, spatial justice, and the political economy of sustainable infrastructure. Adin holds a B.A. in Politics and Middle Eastern Studies from Pomona College.