Your path into public service starts here.
PublicPath helps students and early-career candidates discover, navigate, and land roles in government, from city hall to Capitol Hill.
Young people want impact. The pathways don't exist.
Demand is real. The infrastructure to convert it doesn't exist yet.
Breaking into public service is harder than it should be
Despite millions of government roles, there's no single place to find them, and no clear playbook for how to get hired.
"Government hiring is a black box. I want to work in government, but I don't even know where to start."
Grad student, public policy programBuilt for candidates without a government network.
We curate hard-to-find government opportunities, explain what they actually require, and guide you through the process so your path into public service is clear, not confusing.
Discover
Browse curated government and campaign roles — federal, state, and local — all in one place, filtered for early-career candidates.
Navigate
Step-by-step guidance on eligibility, timelines, and applications. We demystify the hiring black box so you know exactly what to do next.
Match
Personalized role recommendations based on your background and goals. Get the week's best picks delivered to your inbox every Monday.
Get Hired
Direct connections to partner offices, fellowships, and campaigns. Track your applications and move from interest to offer.
"Securing government and political careers can be challenging for students. They have to navigate a complicated web of hiring timelines and application requirements, and it's not always easy to find the right pathway into their top-choice employer. If PublicPath can deliver strong curation of government and political roles, this would be a very attractive tool for career centers to consider."— Meredith Daw, Associate Dean & Executive Director of Career Advancement
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The people behind PublicPath.
A small team with deep roots in public sector hiring — building the infrastructure to make government accessible to everyone.
Hira has spent 8+ years building talent pipelines and placing people into public service careers — from the U.S. Treasury Department to the Biden for President campaign. She got her own start with no formal network or inside connections.
That experience is what PublicPath is built on: the belief that access to public sector careers should not depend on who you know.
"Government works best when it reflects the people it serves. What's missing isn't talent — it's access."
Built by people who've been there
Booth MBA '26 · McKinsey · Public Policy. Leads strategy, partnerships, and growth for PublicPath.
UChicago '28 · Data Science & Public Policy. Builds and scales the tools that connect candidates to government careers.
Harris '26 · Tech Policy. Builds relationships with universities, fellowships, and civic organizations.
Harris '27 · Public Sector Tech. Builds and scales the tools that connect candidates to government careers.
People who've been in the room
TechStars '24 · White House · DoD · Obama for America
City of LA · EPA · Biden for President · Hillary for America
Product @ Amazon · 9+ years in tech leadership
We're a nonprofit platform with a simple mission: to help the next generation of public servants access government careers, regardless of where they went to school or who they know.