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Mclean, Virginia, Us

• Was detailed to the risk management division of one of the world’s largest technology companies to help employees in multiple countries understand and interpret risk associated with vendors in various sectors around the world. Draft assessments on over 350 companies from July 2021 to March 2022 and helped monitor 1,600 vendors for emerging risks.• Utilized public records databases, Boolean logic, and social media analysis to conduct open source due diligence and Know Your Customer research for both U.S.-based and international companies as well as individuals.• Contributed to research for approximately 160 reports (an average of 2 to 3 reports a week) and reviewed approximately 580 reports (an average of between 4 to 8 reports a week), oftentimes with competing deadlines.

• Worked at a handful of organizations in a combination of roles including office logistics support for a science industry group with a staff of 100 people and monitoring and evaluation assistant for an international development agency.• Analyzed budgets, meeting minutes, news coverage, as well as other program documents to evaluate the effectiveness of a public-private partnership.

• Analyzed potential legislation, attitudes of Representatives, and current events to draft memos and prepare staff members for meetings, briefings, and oversight investigations on issues vital to U.S. foreign policy.• Participated in and summarized multiple briefings ranging in topic from Central America to the Middle East.

Indianapolis, Indiana, Us

• Oversaw forty chapters across the world, keeping track of grant application and financial reimbursements for programs they organized.• Planned three student conferences, producing presentations, coordinating logistics with the hotel, travel arrangements for speakers coming from across the country, and recruiting attendees from around the world.

West Point, Ny, Us

Conducted open source research on foreign fighters, read through primary source documents relating to internal structures of terrorist groups, engaged with retired high level military personnel both in briefings and interviews.

Herzliya, Il

Read through declassified intelligence debriefs, released court transcripts, summaries of jihadi websites, scholarly reports, news articles to find information that focused on the relationships between individual terrorist actors and different groups as well as the connections and relationships between al-Qaeda and its affiliates.

Degree In Government With A Specialization In International Affairs, Lauder School Of Government Diplomacy And Strategy

Semester Abroad, School Of Politics And International Studies

Master'S Degree, Security Policy