Olivia Zhao (she/her) is a Student Analyst at the Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation at Georgetown University, working as a Research Assistant for the Digital Benefits Network. She is supporting ongoing research into the landscape of digital authentication methods in the realm of public benefits.

She is passionate about employing the power of analytics to shed light on social issues and phenomena, having previously researched the connection between occupational exposure to artificial intelligence and mass layoffs in a program with the McDonough School of Business. 

Currently, Olivia is a rising sophomore in the McDonough School of Business studying Business and Global Affairs.