Alaina Robinson, assistant policy scientist at the University of Delaware’s Institute for Public Administration (IPA), was inducted into the Delaware Business Times 40 Under 40 (DBT40) Class of 2025 on Sept. 24 at The Waterfall, in Claymont, Delaware. The DBT40 honors leaders and rising stars who are making a name for themselves by leveraging their innovative ideas, business prowess and community engagement to elevate Delaware’s business community. At IPA, Robinson works as a lead staff liaison for the Redding Consortium for Educational Equity, where she facilitates stakeholder meetings with school leaders, elected officials and state agency partners. Robinson is recognized for her work on impactful education policy research and public service projects across IPA, providing expert project management, research analysis and administrative support for the Redding Consortium. She also coauthors annual reports, composes policy briefs and develops research one-pagers for the consortium. In addition to her public service, she supervises and mentors the next generation of public servants through the Public Administration Fellows program. Read Robinson's full award recognition on the DBT website. The Institute for Public Administration is a research and public service center in the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration.

Originally posted in UDaily's For the Record​​.​​​