Alec Foster Email & Phone Number

New York City, Nyc, Us

MMA Global is a nonprofit global trade association for the marketing industry. Housed within MMA Global, the Responsible AI Innovation Lab (RAIL) is a community of marketers, AI governance professionals, and researchers focused on responsible AI adoption in marketing. We develop practical frameworks and standards to guide CMOs' AI implementation decisions and help marketing organizations leverage AI effectively. RAIL works to address key challenges in AI governance, risk mitigation, and sustainability. Our work, in partnership with academic researchers, provides marketers with actionable resources to navigate AI transformation.My efforts ensure MMA and its 800+ corporate members remain at the forefront of responsible AI innovation:- Developed a comprehensive Responsible AI program, setting new industry standards for ethical AI use.- Architect AI transformation programs including role-specific education, executive training, and ROI measurement.- Designed practical frameworks, templates, and guides for marketing professionals.- Authored educational content, including original frameworks, webinars, and guides on ethical AI.- Managing the Responsible AI Working Group with over 40 cross-functional members and the AI Leadership Coalition's Slack community, ensuring effective collaboration and communication.- Oversaw AI tooling and literacy programs for MMA staff, including tracking KPIs of AI pilot programs.- Creating an AI proficiency program for marketers.- Coordinated content and speakers for the marketing track at the world’s largest AI business summit in 2024.

Fremont, California, Us

Member of the AI Advisory Board guiding SFBU's comprehensive AI integration strategy, informing curriculum development and ethical frameworks across all degree programs at California's most AI-focused university.

Miami, Florida, Us

• Composed website copy and design while managing freelancers to build a compelling content pipeline to achieve product-market fit.• Devised growth strategies, GTM initiatives, ideal customer profiles, and data-driven HubSpot marketing campaigns.• Developed innovative and creative marketing collateral, including one-pagers and investor slide decks.

• Collaborated cross-functionally with the engineering team to address and resolve AI product bottlenecks.• Implemented analytics dashboards for real-time performance monitoring, providing actionable insights to leadership.• Conducted privacy audits and contributed to privacy audit product roadmap for third-party app analysis.Acquired by Zscaler in 2023.

Oakland, California, Us

• Built and managed microsites, including a consumer advocacy hub, an automated consumer newswire, and a consumer complaint website, which received over 25K submissions.• Wrote SEO-optimized content on complex consumer policy topics for diverse audiences.• Architected in-house affiliate program to drive qualified leads and form partnerships with nonprofits and advocacy.• Reduced claimant waiting time by 50%, improved assignment accuracy by 70%, and saved 20 weekly moderation hours by building machine learning models for evaluating claims.• Developed high-quality synthetic data sets, improving AI/ML model accuracy and promoting ethical data usage.• Oversaw reports in customer success operations to drive overall company health and growth.

• Developed a multi-year feature roadmap for engineering team based on research and community feedback.• Leveraged research, user insights, and community feedback to develop a multi-year product and feature roadmap.• Developed and implemented user-centric content and usage policies for Jumbo Privacy's technology platforms.• Initiated effective brand voice across social media and email marketing and authored in-depth explainers for complex consumer privacy priorities.Acquired by Coalition Inc. in 2023.

San Francisco, California, Us

• Spearheaded live events, panels, and conferences to build strong ties with customers, resellers, and vendors.• Orchestrated new product marketing in three new industries to double our market reach within one year.• Revamped brand and migrated website domain, driving a 300% increase in users during Series A growth period.• Oversaw conversion funnel performance while managing relationships with PR and digital advertising agencies.• Facilitated the creation of the P2P Alliance, a coalition of providers and users of peer-to-peer (P2P) text messaging.Acquired by Social Capital in 2020.

Ny, Us

• Initiated multilingual search and display campaigns for Project Shield, resulting in a 200% increase in applications from independent journalists.• Guided marketing and SEO for "Average Mohamed" counter-radicalization video series helping Islamic youth resist ISIS recruitment, resulting in over 120,000+ additional views. • Executed $X,000/day paid search campaign and SEO implementation for the rebranding of Google Ideas to Jigsaw, driving X00,000 visits to new website through search and display ads. Designed creative assets, wrote communications, and measured campaign performance against KPIs.

Mountain View, Ca, Us

• Orchestrated a new team to improve campaign performance on Google's Ad Exchange (AdX) and YouTube, liaising with legal, engineering, and product teams to execute cross-functional projects to uphold regulatory compliance.• Served as the go-to authority on sensitive policy areas, including financial services, gambling, and pharmaceuticals.• Troubleshooted over 10,000 low-performing ad campaigns across YouTube, Google Ads, and Ad Exchange.• Coordinated partner communications on Trust & Safety incidents.

Mountain View, Ca, Us

• Communicated Google’s positions on encryption, copyright, and surveillance reform, successfully distilling complex technical and legal concepts into digestible formats for diverse stakeholders.• Coordinated public policy campaigns achieving government surveillance reforms, steering omnichannel strategy across a 2M-subscriber email list, petitions, social media, SEO, and $100k/month ad campaigns.• Facilitated public engagement through advocacy summits, live-streamed interviews, AMAs, and presentations.

Mountain View, Ca, Us

• Provided advanced ad campaign optimization across the Google ad ecosystem for Google's largest clients, driving over $X00m in annual recurring revenue.

Mountain View, Ca, Us

• Engaged in policy research and analysis, authored reports and actively participated in leading digital rights coalitions.• Developed expertise in policy development and the societal implications of technology.

Mountain View, Ca, Us

I designed a training program for DoubleClick Bid Manager (DBM), which covered all basic and advanced features for creating rich media and display ads. Day-to-day activities included learning DoubleClick's policies and platforms, writing course materials, designing elements, and creating interactive videos using Adobe Captivate.My 10-week project eliminated DoubleClick’s dependence on vendors for Quality Assurance (QA), saving the company $260,000 annually and doubling the number of QA-certified DoubleClick accounts after 2 quarters.

New York, New York, Us

With the city's first Chief Digital Officer Rachel Haot, I helped launch the #MadeInNY program to support NYC's startup ecosystem and coordinated events with the civic tech community. I also managed social media marketing across the City's 280+ social media channels, and personally wrote over 300 tweets (and 20 haikus) as @NYCgov to its 1.1M followers.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Conducted comprehensive background checks on candidates for presidential appointment, including cabinet-level positions, and assessed them in interviews.I acted as primary point of contact for many current and ex-presidential appointees working in science/tech/transportation, and as secretary of the Presidential Innovation Cohort, which oversaw the Presidential Innovation Fellows and U.S. Digital Service programs.

Washington, Dc, Us

Led strategic marketing projects ranging from online fundraising, organizing SMS text banks, Facebook and AdWords campaign management, creative design and copywriting, content creation, event management, and web design in WordPress.

Washington, Dc, Us

• Developed campaign materials to assist in the creation of Good Samaritan policies on college campuses and corresponded with our network of 300 chapters. • Tracked social media performance against growth goals and wrote multiple blog posts per week, driving fundraising efforts and chapter engagement.

Oakland, Ca, Us

Drafted strategic communications for candidates and conducted research on politically competitive cities within the Bay Area.

Oakland, Us

• Served as Lead Attorney in a restorative justice youth court, representing either the prosecution or defense in 3-4 cases biweekly.• Conducted thorough fact-finding investigations and developed comprehensive legal strategies for each case.• Delivered compelling opening and closing arguments, and conducted all questioning during trials to present a persuasive narrative.• Collaborated with staff to organize court nights and facilitate workshops, providing guidance and mentorship to youth participants.• Analyzed confidential court documents to prepare for trials, ensuring adherence to legal procedures and maintaining confidentiality.• Demonstrated strong leadership, public speaking, and critical thinking skills while handling cases with real-life consequences for the parties involved.

Master'S Degree, Ai Ethics And Society

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Media, Culture, And Communication (Hons). Politics (Double Major)

Coursework In Cybersecurity

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High School Summer College, Political Communications