Kaela Sanborn-Hum
IMFG Graduate Fellow
Kaela Sanborn-Hum is the recipient of the 2022–23 Graduate Fellowship in Municipal Finance and Governance. She is a second year Geography Masters student. Her research interests include digital property technologies and the role of private real estate actors shaping the political and financial priorities of municipalities. Kaela's primary research focuses on start-up digital platforms facilitating remote investment in regional rental housing markets in the US and the attending policy challenges. Previously, she was a labor organizer in Oakland, California.