As a writer, researcher, and advocate, Dyvonne Body, MPP, is dedicated to using data to explore the connections between financial security, economic justice, and racial and gender equity. In May 2020, Dyvonne joined the Community Development Unit at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Previously, she developed research on key financial challenges facing low- to moderate-income households and households of color at the Aspen Institute Financial Security Program. She has also served research roles at the U.S. Department of Education and the Georgia Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget.

Dyvonne holds a master’s degree in public policy and management from Carnegie Mellon’s Heinz School of Public Policy and a bachelor’s degree in international affairs from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She is a proud Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) Fellow and currently resides in New York City.