Natalia Rudiak Loeb Fellow '26

Natalia Rudiak’s career spans the fields of sustainability, community development, and public policy, with a focus on equity and inclusion. She serves as the director of special projects at ReImagine Appalachia, a coalition of 200+ organizations, where she advocates for federal climate investments, and leads regional planning for sustainable economic development across Appalachian Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Natalia was raised in a working-class, Polish, immigrant household, and was the youngest woman elected to Pittsburgh City Council, winning and serving two terms. She is also an advisor for climate simulations designed by the global Centre for Systems Solutions based in Poland, and the founder of CivicPartners, a social impact consultancy. She earned her MSc in Public Policy and Management from Carnegie Mellon University as well as her BA in International Affairs from George Washington University.