Trisha McMahon

Trisha McMahon joined the Blue Sky Consulting Group in 2006, after receiving her masters degree from UC Berkeley's Goldman School of Public Policy. Her studies focused on the interplay between policy and communications, as well as skill-building in research and survey design. While at the Goldman School, she conducted analysis on spectrum policy for Free Press and the Consumer Federation of America, provided options for grassroots-think tank collaboration to the Rockridge Institute, and delivered an embryonic stem cell policy brief to Congress on behalf of 2020 Democrats. While at Berkeley, Trisha was the Managing Editor of the school's policy journal, Policy Matters.

Prior to graduate school, Trisha toiled in the heat of Atlanta as a Research Analyst with the Democratic Party of Georgia, providing opposition research for state legislative candidates. Trisha graduated with Honors from the University of Arizona with a degree in International Studies, and spent time studying in Russia, England, Boston, and Washington, DC. In her free time, Trisha enjoys biking, swimming, knitting, and searching for the perfect burrito.