Lizzie Ong

Lizzie Ong (she/her) serves as the Policy Coordinator for the Paragon Policy Fellowship. She recently graduated from UC Berkeley with a B.A. in History and Public Policy with Honors Distinction. Her research focuses on U.S. national security, Indo-Pacific strategic competition, and critical mineral supply chains.

As a Paragon Fellow in the Fall 2025 Cohort, she helped develop an economic and regulatory toolkit for a critical mineral supply chain for the state of North Carolina. As a Policy Coordinator, she supports Paragon Fellows throughout their projects and designs an educational framework alongside the Policy Team.

Outside of Paragon, Lizzie enjoys reading nonfiction, writing, composing on the piano, and playing basketball.