Marie Perrot is a Qualitative Researcher at Code for America working with local governments to improve economic mobility and racial equity. Prior to joining Code for America, Marie was a Senior Research Associate at Start Early (formerly known as the Ounce of Prevention Fund), where she focused on research and program evaluation across Start Early’s innovative digital tools as well as their direct-service programs. Prior to that, Marie worked on education policy research at the American Institutes for Research in Washington, D.C., and served as a Match Corps member at Match Community Day Public Charter School in Boston. Marie holds an MPP from Harvard University and a BS in Psychology and Child Development from Tufts University. In her spare time, Marie loves visiting her family in France and Singapore, making children’s book illustrations, and spending time with her husband and sassy little Border Terrier, Picasso.