Age: 23
Home Town: Washington D.C.
Education: B.A. in Sociology, Grinnell College
Specific Field Interests: Peacebuilding, Human Rights, and Education
Placement: Vonisha Service Foundation, Bangaluru, Karnataka
Area of Focus: Education, Women’s and Girls’ rights, Public health, Youth development, Skilling and training
Fellowship Project: Developing and implementing scalable strategies for outreach, communication, and partnerships to enhance the impact of Vonisha's education, women’s empowerment, and community development initiatives.
Highlights: Nicholas Lampietti is a passionate storyteller committed to advancing narratives that promote self-reflection, civic engagement, and peace. Originally from Washington D.C., he has lived in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and studied in India, the U.K., and Iowa, where he graduated from Grinnell College with a B.A. in Sociology and Concentration in Peace & Conflict Studies. While at Grinnell, he launched “Going Forth,” a career-focused podcast conveying Grinnell’s mission and ethos to a global audience of 2000+ unique listeners including students, their families, and alumni. He also worked for the Wilson Center for Innovation and Leadership Catalyst Fund, where he guided startups and creative projects through a competitive microgrant incubator program. Nicholas is skilled in policy advocacy, business development, and social science research methodologies, with a particular focus on ethnography and discourse analysis of religious nationalism in countries like Myanmar and Sri Lanka. A life-long lover of theatre, he served as a Marketing Intern for the critically acclaimed international theatre company the Neo-Futurists and as a Government Affairs Intern for Americans for the Arts, the leading arts advocacy organization in the United States. He was also the captain of Grinnell’s long-form improv team and a member of their children’s theatre troupe. Most recently, he spent the summer collaborating with musicians and theatremakers across northern India to develop an original musical about the life of the Buddha on a Projects for Peace Grant. In his free time, you can find Nicholas exploring museums, hunting for the best kulfi, and chasing his Broadway dreams.
