Yuliya Panfil

Yuliya Panfil is a senior fellow and director of New America’s Future of Land and Housing program.

Prior to joining New America, Panfil worked at Omidyar Network, where she sourced and managed property rights investments. Prior to joining Omidyar, Panfil was a land governance and legal advisor at USAID, where she oversaw USAID’s responsible land-based investment practice and led USAID’s private sector and donor engagement on land and property rights issues.

Panfil holds a law degree from Columbia Law School and a bachelor’s degree in journalism and international studies from Northwestern University.