M. Scott Alexander Email & Phone Number

Birmingham, Al, Us

Birmingham, Al, Us

Birmingham, Al, Us

Washington, Us

Program Development: Led team of 15 U.S.-based technical experts in development and support of $470M energy development program. Devised division of labor among Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), World Bank, and other development partners. Negotiations and Cross-Cultural Communication: Negotiated agreement terms, including funding benchmarks, with 7 top-ranking Tanzanian government officials. Presentations: Presented final program to board of directors, including several top U.S. officials. Program Development and Budget Management: Oversaw development of 6 high-level programs, handling $60.6M administration budget and project budgets ranging from $7–301M. Establishing Strategic Partnerships and Trade Missions: Built partnerships with U.S. businesses during a joint MCC/Department of Commerce trade mission to Tanzania, facilitating private sector investments. Represented MCC at U.S. embassy. Strategic Planning, Reform, and Energy Policy: Led Power Africa Working Group and Joint Country Action Plan meeting sessions, ensuring alignment of activities and driving buy-in for reform and energy development activities. Operations Management: Managed development of statements of work, technical evaluation panels, and implementation plans for $9.7M in compact development activities in multiple areas.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

International Affairs and Development Assistance: Support U.S. Embassy Dar es Salaam’s energy development efforts, managing multiple work streams simultaneously. Trade Promotion Management: Facilitate $500M in U.S. private sector investments in Tanzania. Advise on terms, arrange meetings, and mediate issues.Program Management: Serve as activity manager for the Power Africa Transaction and Reforms Program, supervising contractors providing transaction and technical support to the Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO). Partnerships and Energy Security: Chair Power Africa Working Group and Donor Working Group, facilitating inter-governmental partnerships to increase access to electricity. Briefings and Collaboration: Brief U.S. ambassador on progress and collaborate with international peers.Capacity Building: Oversee capacity-building activities for Tanzanian government, directing course of studies that increased 50 officials’ knowledge of project financing, grid integration, and energy conversion best practices. Economic Development and Renewable Energy: Designed 3 Power Africa activities worth $10M, including a low-cost wiring solution that will increase number of TANESCO customers and a grid optimization that will substitute renewable energy for oil-run generators. Policy & Situational Analysis and Subject Matter Expertise: Based on analysis of political economy, advised senior USAID leadership to change program strategy, shifting focus to user connection to grid, along with increased engagement with country’s political decision-makers.

Washington, Dc, Us

Policy Development and Economic Sanctions: Developed U.S. economic sanctions policy for former USSR region, including Ukraine and Russia. Outreach: Helped build international support through outreach to European Commission, European Union, and partners in Asia. Foreign Policy: Provided foreign policy guidance to U.S. Departments of Treasury and Commerce.

Washington, Dc, Us

Program Planning and Trade Promotion: Helped plan and implement program highlighting U.S. innovation in biotechnology sector. Agency Representation: Represented the Department of State (DoS) in meetings with agriculture trade groups and the U.S. Trade Representative’s Trade Policy Staff Committee

Washington, Us

Program Management and Rural Electrification: Supported Millennium Challenge Corporation Tanzania staff, providing ongoing guidance and technical feedback on operational issues of the rural electrification portion of a $698M compact. Planning: Translated policy directives into actionable plans. Quality Assurance and Government Contract Administration: Handled quality assurance for entire compact, including contract administration and fiscal investment processes. Contract Negotiation: Negotiated with major contractor to cover increased costs at much less than proposed $5M charge.

Washington, Dc, Us

International Policy: Made policy recommendations to senior U.S. officials on operations, budgets, and strategic goals of the bilateral mission in Iraq. Program Analysis: Prepared briefing materials, technical analysis, and operational direction, including on $1B Iraqi Police Development Program. Representation and Regional Policy: Represented deputy secretary during policy formulation for the U.S. diplomatic engagement on Iraq.

Washington, Dc, Us

Policy Analysis and Congressional Appropriations: Provided analysis of, and recommendations on, foreign policy issues for Representative Granger in her role as chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, contributing to the fiscal year 2013 appropriations bill.

Washington, Dc, Us

Foreign Policy Analysis and Advisement: Advised the deputy secretary of state on key decisions affecting the U.S. government’s military-to-civilian transition in Iraq and led efforts to promote U.S. business, facilitating Iraq’s reentry into global oil markets. Technical Support: Provided technical assistance to the $1B Iraqi Police Development Program.

Washington, Dc, Us

Policy Review and Program Support: Provided guidance, program support, and expert policy analysis to senior DoS officials. Budget Setting: Helped build budget framework for $3.5B Feed the Future initiative on global hunger and food security.

Washington, Dc, Us

Logistics Management: Provided logistical and technical support during 2 high-level international donor conferences for Haiti.

Washington, Dc, Us

Inter-agency Initiatives and Development Financing: Represented DoS during inter-agency negotiations on the U.S. position on loans and grants from the African Development Bank and the World Bank for sub-Saharan Africa, providing technical feedback and advice.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Project Management: Helped design, implement, and monitor $5M portfolio of grassroots development projects in Rwanda, Uganda, and Burundi. Process Improvement: Streamlined grantee reporting requirements based on cost-benefit analyses, improving application process for projects in $80K–$250K range.

Team Leadership: Managed 35 staff members at 3 club locations. Press Coverage and Community Outreach: Conducted press interviews and led fundraising outreach efforts, including pre-feasibility study on new club locations.

Team Supervision: Supervised 10 team members in day-to-day operations for club serving over 100 families. Reporting: Provided annual briefings and reports to mayor and city council, justifying use of funds.

Elkhart, Indiana, Us

Team Management and Refugees: Led 40-person multinational team that processed applications for U.S. Refugee Program, facilitating resettlement of 3,200 African refugees. Data Collection and Efficiency Optimization: Rolled out digital data collection procedure, improving process efficiency.

Elkhart, Indiana, Us

Casework and Regulatory Compliance: Pre-screened African refugees’ applications, determining case composition based on federal guidelines.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Local Economic Development: Taught English in rural high school and supported local economic development, including construction of a school kitchen, water cistern, and community library.

Master Of Public/Private Management, Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Secondary Education And Teaching