Alan Cordova

Current

• Candidate for MBA at Columbia Business School

Past

• Researcher at B-Corporation
• Entrepreneurship Researcher at Fisher Graduate School of International Business
• Space Policy Analyst at Center for Nonproliferation Studies

• Student of Uzbek at SWSEEL at Indiana University
• Astronomy at Williams College
• Mexico City Correspondent at Newsweek
• Research Associate at Council on Hemispheric Affairs
• Ski Instructor at Mohan Skiing and Boarding

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Education

• Columbia University - Columbia Business School
• Monterey Institute of International Studies
• Williams College

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

International Trade and Development

Websites

• My Website
• My Blog
• My Portfolio

Alan Cordova’s Summary

Experience:
- Provided strategic consulting to two nonprofits (Agora Partnerships and Art for Refugees in Transition) as pro bono projects through Columbia Business School.
- Chaired an academic panel at the Midwest Political Science Association.
- Authored essays on the failures of democracy promotion in Central Asia, the Muslim community of Granada and the challenges of Spanish multiculturalism and the contrasting leadership styles of Mexico's Vicente Fox and Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
- Correspondent with Newsweek Magazine's Mexico City Bureau (Summer 2004).
- Columnist for the Williams Record (2003-04) and contributing writer to Current Magazine.
- Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs (Summer 2003)

Alan Cordova’s Specialties:

Strategic consulting, policy analysis, program development, project evaluation, writing, public speaking.

Alan Cordova’s Experience

• Candidate for MBA

  Columbia Business School

  (Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Education Management industry)

  January 2007 — Present (1 year 5 months)

• Researcher

  B-Corporation

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  May 2007 — August 2007 (4 months)

  Researched environmental and labor standards for a nonprofit that would certify socially responsible small businesses.

• Entrepreneurship Researcher

  Fisher Graduate School of International Business

  (Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)

  September 2006 — December 2006 (4 months)

  Surveyed and interviewed local entrepreneurs on their financing and management practices.

• Space Policy Analyst

  Center for Nonproliferation Studies

  (Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; International Affairs industry)

  September 2006 — December 2006 (4 months)

  Authored a business plan for a space policy think tank.

• Student of Uzbek

  SWSEEL at Indiana University

  (Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Higher Education industry)

  June 2006 — August 2006 (3 months)

  (from <http://www.indiana.edu/~iuslavic/swseel/>):
  Intensive language training has been offered at the Bloomington campus of Indiana University since 1950. The Summer Workshop provides up to 200 participants in Slavic, East European and Central Asian languages the opportunity to complete a full year of college language instruction during an eight-week summer session.

• Astronomy

  Williams College

  (Educational Institution; 1-10 employees; Higher Education industry)

  September 2002 — June 2006 (3 years 10 months)

  Supervising introductory astronomy students' observing projects and tutoring them.

• Mexico City Correspondent

  Newsweek

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Writing and Editing industry)

  June 2004 — August 2004 (3 months)

  Writing short and feature-length news articles, managing the affairs of the bureau, conducting interviews, gathering local news, editing stories.

• Research Associate

  Council on Hemispheric Affairs

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; International Affairs industry)

  June 2003 — August 2003 (3 months)

  Wrote stories for COHA's scholarly newsletter "Washington Report on the Hemisphere," press releases, op-ed articles. Managed the office and edited an issue of the newsletter. Writings can be found at <http://www.coha.org/Alan/>.

• Ski Instructor

  Mohan Skiing and Boarding

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Primary/Secondary Education industry)

  October 1997 — April 2002 (4 years 7 months)

  Taught beginning and intermediate alpine skiing to children of ages 5-15.
  Received Level 1 certification from the Professional Ski Instructors of America in 2002.

Alan Cordova’s Education

• Columbia University - Columbia Business School

  MBA, Finance, Management, 2007 — 2008 (expected)

  Activities and Societies:

  Peer Advising, Hermes Society, Cluster Leadership, Bottom Line, Columbia Entrepreneurs' Organization, Social Enterprise Club, Management Consulting Association, Private Equity & Venture Capital Club, Follies, I-Prep, International Development Club, Small Business Consulting Program, West Coast Society, Jewish Business Students Association, Columbia Politics and Business Club, Public Speaking Association, Latin America Business Association, Hispanic Business Association

• Monterey Institute of International Studies

  2006 — 2007

• Williams College

  B.A., Political Science (International Relations) & Astronomy, 2002 — 2006

  Received departmental honors in Political Science for the thesis “Democracy in Central Asia: The Challenge to American Institutionalism,” awarded the Muhammad Kenyatta ’66 Community Service Prize in June 2006, the Robert G. Wilmers, Jr. ’90 Fellowship for the Summer of 2005, the Robert L. Gaudino Fellowship for Winter Study 2005, Community Service Councilmember of the Year of the Lehman Community Service Council in May 2005 and the George J. Mead Fellowship for the Summer of 2004.

  Activities and Societies:

  Lehman Community Service Council, Williams Record, Marching Band, Jewish Association, Outing Club, Student Global AIDS Campaign, Rotaract, Political Science Department Liaison Committee, Gargoyle Society, Gaudino Fund Committee

Additional Information

Alan Cordova’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Blog
• My Portfolio

Alan Cordova’s Interests:

travel, backpacking, Spanish literature, jazz trumpet, languages

Alan Cordova’s Groups:

Williams: Lehman Community Service Council, Student Global AIDS Campaign, Williams Record, Jewish Association, Mucho Macho Moocow Marching Band, Columbia Business School Peer Advisors

•    Rotaract member
•    Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières member
•    Columbia Business School PE/VC Network member
•    TechSoup NetSquared member
•    KIVA member
•    World Wildlife Fund member
•    American Red Cross member
•    TakingITGlobal member
•    CBS Management Consulting Association member
•    American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) member
•    International Network of Social Entrepreneurs member
•    XING.com member
•    Facebook.com member
•    Plaxo.com member
•    Gmail Users member
•    Google Group member
•    BusinessWeek Group member
•    Young Arab Leaders Association at Columbia Business School member
•    Columbia Business School - Class of 2008 member
•    Williams Alumni member
•    Columbia Jewish Business Students Association (JBSA) member
•    Ski & Snowboard Fanatics member
•    Hedge Fund Network member
•    Spock Users member
•    Williams College Alumni member
•    Starbuck's Enthusiasts member
•    Columbia Business School, NY, Alumni and Current Students member
•    Columbia Business School Students member
•    LABA at Columbia Business School member
•    New York Venture Community member
•    Southern California Venture Capital Community member
•    Columbia Business School West Coast Society member
•    Columbia Business School Social Enterprise Network member

Alan Cordova’s Honors:

Robert G. Wilmers, Jr. 1990 Memorial Travel Abroad Fellowship, Robert L. Gaudino Fellowship, Charles W. Hufford Fellowship, George J. Mead Fellowship, Dean's List (Fall '04 & Spring '05), Community Service Award

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