Fernán Osorno
Senior Program Manager, Alliance for Refugee Youth Support & Education
2023
Fernán Osorno has over 8 years of experience in education and program management, giving him a strong understanding of what it takes to develop and implement successful teams, policies, and programs that meet the academic and co-curricular needs of students from diverse backgrounds.
Fernán’s academic background includes a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Bristol, UK. His research focused on youth work in efforts to counter violent extremism and social stigmatization.
Prior to moving to Pittsburgh, Fernán worked at the University of Bristol where he supported first-year students, carried out outreach in historically underrepresented communities, designed and taught seminars on social and political topics, and managed resident hall staff teams.
The catalytic power of this Summit in bringing together those who are devoting their lives to pushing back and working to confront, understand and work towards solutions around hate in our society is a noble and difficult task. The Summit not only energized those who attended but led to connecting the dots in a global network of those doing this work. The stories of the victims of hate were painful to witness but their courage in coming forward was inspirational. Those who attended left energized with the hope that by working together solutions can be forged.
