Devi Ruia is a master’s student at USC Annenberg studying Public Relations and Advertising. Before coming to USC, she completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Pittsburgh, majoring in Political Science with a certificate in Information Systems. After graduating from Pitt in 2020, Devi worked on the communications team at a progressive think-tank and polling firm, Data for Progress, for over two years. At Data for Progress, she worked her way up from Press Assistant, to Press Secretary, to Deputy Communications Director, and through those roles, she learned a lot about media relations. Devi decided to pursue her master’s to sharpen her public relations skills with the goal of working in entertainment PR. Moving to Los Angeles has further fostered her interest in entertainment, specifically film and television, as well as her passion for hiking, reading, running, and attending concerts and comedy shows.