Pamela Portocarrero

Pamela Portocarrero is a Project Leader at Partners for Public Good, where she works directly with governments to transform procurement policy, process, and practice to better serve communities. She has experience supporting both state and city governments in strengthening their procurement systems and solving operational challenges through her previous work at the Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab, where she also conducted a nationwide survey of school districts to improve school food procurement regulations and training. Her previous work includes fundraising and alumni engagement at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, improving college access and success for underserved youth in the states of Utah and Nevada, and working as a community organizer around issues of immigration, public education, and civic engagement.  

Pamela holds a Master’s in Public Administration from Old Dominion University and dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in Political Science and International Studies from The University of Utah.