Michael Scharff

Alumni Update:

Since his fellowship Mike has revisited Africa a number of times for work and study. His most recent trip was last March to Kenya to study the country’s aviation industry as part of research for his thesis at Oxford, from which he graduated in July with a master’s in African Studies. He’s also passionate about government innovation, which is the focus of his current work at Bloomberg Philanthropies in New York City.

Fellow Bio:

Mike Scharff ’08 is a politics major from Far Hills, NJ. At Princeton, Mike was president of the Princeton Nassoons, Princeton’s oldest all-male a cappella group. Mike was also a member of the University Glee Club, and performed the leading role of the Count in the Department of Music’s production of The Marriage of Figaro. A devoted camper, Mike looks forward to his experience working with the International Rescue Committee in Uganda.