Staff

Aaron Welch is the communications specialist for BESI, where he leads the team’s media outreach and digital communications efforts. His mission is to drive engagement with BESI’s research and other […]

Diana Salazar is program administrator for BESI. With nearly a decade of experience in community organizing and campus administration, Diana brings a diverse skill set and deep expertise to her […]

Eva Seto is associate director of BESI. Her education and many years of experience working in research institutes on the UC Berkeley campus provide BESI with knowledge about the social […]

Amanda Behm is associate director at BESI, where she oversees ideas exchange, research cluster and graduate program support, and wider outreach. A trained historian, her research interests are in British […]

Paul Pierson is the director of the Berkeley Economy and Society Initiative and the John Gross Distinguished Professor of Political Science at UC Berkeley. He also serves as the co-director […]