Alex Wagner Email & Phone Number

Washington, D.C., Us

Washington, Dc, Dc, Us

Arlington, Va, Us

Led AIA’s efforts focused on talent development in the aerospace and defense industry, including specific initiatives to enhance workforce diversity, expand STEM education access, and protect employees' health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. I focused on enhancing the understanding of American innovation in aerospace and defense via strategic partnerships as well as annually overseeing the American Rocketry Challenge—the industry's signature STEM activity and the world’s largest student rocket contest. 🚀

— Designed and implemented policy engagement strategies for clients related to religious freedom, national security, gender equality, and climate change. — Implemented cross-cultural communications campaigns that bridge Eastern and Western societies, Silicon Valley and Washington.

Washington, Dc, Us

From 2011 to 2017, taught 20-30 law students each Spring semester. Developed a course that considers how the legal system affects various aspects of the lives of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgender individuals; addresses privacy, and workplace issues; family relationships (including marriage, partnerships, and parenting); speech and associational rights; and the interplay between law, politics, and policy as it relates to sexual orientation and gender identity.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

As the principal strategic adviser to the Secretary of the Army, I provided policy, communications, legislative advice with managerial direction over his immediate office, while guiding the Army's civilian and military leadership with respect to the priorities, initiatives, and plans of the 22nd Secretary. — Built and directly supervised an office staff of ~30, including political, career, and uniformed military, charged with leading a 1.4 million person organization with an annual budget of over $140 billion;— Centrally responsible for all operations, outreach (public and congressional), and strategic initiatives focused on advanced technologies and enhancement of combat lethality, including announcement and creation of the new Army Rapid Capabilities Office, "Hack the Army" bug bounty, and an Army Digital Service;— Designed and supervised both a traditional and digital media engagement strategy to reach new audiences, resulting in growing from zero to over 50,000 social media followers in under nine months. This involved high profile policy speeches and earned media, including The Today Show, CBS Sunday Morning, Good Day LA, Wired, TechCrunch, and podcasts like "West Wing Weekly" and "Here’s the Thing with Alec Baldwin";— Developed processes to ensure the Secretary’s vision was central to the Army’s coordinated response to the National Commission on the Future of the Army recommendations and Secretary of the Army directives to expand opportunity and inclusion in the Army to all that can meet the standards; and—Worked extensively with members of Congress and their staff to resolve questions and concerns, including those related to the budget, Arlington National Cemetery, and the confirmation process.

San Francisco, California, Us

— Worked to craft both a domestic and international narrative demonstrating the impact of Uber’s technology for communities of color, women, urban planning, business, and the environment.— Led efforts to develop, coordinate, and present Uber’s content and participation at the 2015 U.S. Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting, including the results of first national survey of Uber drivers; author/editor of Chicago: An Uber Case Study, presenting Uber's benefits for cities, riders, drivers.

Washington, Dc, Dc, Us

— Devised and executed interagency policy efforts on autonomy in weapons systems, resulting in first international discussions at the UN in 2014; — Worked closely with the National Security Council and interagency on landmines policy, including devising a DoD-led interagency working group on landmine modeling and simulation that enabled President Obama’s 2014 UN announcement changing U.S. policy for the first time in 20 years.— Served three years as Alternate U.S. Representative to the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) as well as Deputy Head of the U.S. delegation and principal DoD negotiator on cluster munitions protocol in 2011.

Washington, Dc, Dc, Us

— Served as policy advisor on DoD’s implementation of President Obama’s “Prague Agenda,” including drafting and editing the 2010 Nuclear Posture Review, backstopping the New START Treaty negotiations and subsequent ratification strategy, and was the Office of the Secretary of Defense's representative on U.S. Delegation to the 2010 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference at the UN in New York.— Liaison to industry for various cooperation and engagement components of the 2011 Defense Cyber Strategy; designed and received DoD buy-in on the framework for a voluntary int’l cyber regime.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Us

— Lead associate directing U.S. Supreme Court argument and briefing strategy as counsel for respondent Washington State Democratic Party in Washington State Grange v. Washington State Republican Party, et al., a free speech challenge to the State’s “Top Two” primary.— Successfully briefed an activist's group challenge to the City of Seattle's parade permitting scheme in the 9th Circuit.— Filed, managed, and resolved over 20 Internet -based software piracy and domain cybersquatting copyright and trademark lawsuits for Microsoft and Amazon.com, often involving extensive digital discovery efforts.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Washington, Dc, Us

J.D.

A.B., Political Science

Study Abroad, Department Of War Studies