Joshua Garriga

The Daily Garriga's mission: That we all may focus on self-improvement and recognize our individual capacity for public purpose.

I grew up in New Haven, CT to a Cuban father and Puerto Rican mother with six sisters and two brothers. I dropped out of community college twice while working as a machine operator in an aluminum factory for 10 years. The third time I attempted community college, I excelled and was able to transfer to Southern Connecticut State University where I majored in Political Science. During my senior year of college, I applied to and was accepted to Harvard Kennedy School with a scholarship to study public policy.

I graduated from Harvard in 2008 with a Master in Public Policy. Since then, I’ve worked as a business analyst and consultant in the private sector and an administrator at two different charter schools in Brooklyn and Harlem. I write about politics, travel, and life on my blog The Daily Garriga.