Maya Pandey supports clients in planning, exercising, and responding to crises across higher education. In her role, she helps develop crisis management plans and training exercises, supports real-time response efforts through research and social media monitoring, and contributes to the creation of tools and materials that help organizations navigate high-stakes issues with clarity and confidence.

Prior to joining BMCG, Maya served as an Intelligence Analyst at the DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, where she was assigned to the education sector. She analyzed threats to the National Capital Region using open-source intelligence tools, developed actionable threat assessments, and coordinated with federal and local partners to strengthen situational awareness and infrastructure security.

Maya also brings a strong research background from her time at Duke University, where she co-authored peer-reviewed research on criminal justice and mental health, contributed to research on infrastructure security in the Middle East and North Africa, and served on the Growth Advisory Board for the Sanford School of Public Policy. Beyond her research and analytical work, she has demonstrated leadership through her fundraising and launch of children’s learning centers in Nepal following the 2015 earthquake.

Maya holds a B.A. in Public Policy from Duke University.