Issue Areas:
Data and Research
Education:
- Truman State University, B.S., Political Science & International Relations
- The University of Texas at Austin, M.A., Government
Kyle Trojahn
Data & Systems Analyst
Focus
Kyle Trojahn is a data and systems analyst for Texas 2036. He builds and maintains the reproducible data pipelines and integrated datasets behind the organization’s research, and translates complex administrative data into clear, accessible analysis for policymakers and the public.
Prior Work Experience
Kyle‘s career has centered on the full arc of applied policy research, from locating and assembling hard-to-reach data sources to producing the analysis and visualizations that decision-makers act on. Before joining Texas 2036, he served as a policy research analyst with Texas Appleseed, where he led the research and data work behind the organization’s analysis of consumer lending, debt collection, data privacy, and AI.
His earlier research spans a range of policy domains. At E3 Alliance, he served as a research analyst, harmonizing and analyzing administrative data covering millions of student-level records. He also worked as an adjunct researcher and summer associate at the RAND Corporation, studying California’s water and wastewater utilities; as a graduate research assistant at Princeton University’s Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, where he built a 600,000-observation geospatial dataset for a study funded by the National Science Foundation; and as a graduate research assistant at UT Austin’s Department of Community and Regional Planning, where he co-authored a National Cooperative Highway Research Program technical memorandum on transportation agency decision-making.
Kyle earned his M.A. in Government from The University of Texas at Austin, specializing in American politics and quantitative methodology, and his B.S. in Political Science and International Relations from Truman State University. Kyle lives in Austin, where he enjoys exploring Austin’s food and music scene as well as spending time with his partner and his dog, Mr. Veto.