Jack Frésquez

Jack Frésquez is a senior program and research assistant in the Office of the President, where he works on the Puerto Rico and Imagining Freedom Initiatives.

Prior to joining Mellon, Jack was a research assistant at The Appeal, where he supported senior leadership with policy briefings, strategic planning, and development strategy. As an undergraduate, he was an Education Studies Fellow and President’s Public Service Fellow at the Yale Prison Education Initiative. Jack also worked as a peer liaison at La Casa Cultural de Julia de Burgos and held positions at The Justice Collaborative and Chicanos Por La Causa.

He holds a BA in ethnicity, race, and migration with distinction from Yale University.