Alexander Gordon

Current

• MBA Candidate at Columbia Business School

Past

• Senior Account Executive at CJP Communications
• Senior Associate at Sloane & Company
• Intern/Staff Writer at The Baltimore Sun

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Education

• Columbia University - Columbia Business School
• Trinity College-Hartford
• Loomis Chaffee

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Alexander Gordon’s Summary

I am focused on finance and media at Columbia Business School, with the aim of securing a business development or strategy role at a consulting firm or a media/technology company.

I have nearly four years of experience in public and investor relations, with concentrations in M&A and digital media strategy and marketing.

Interested in cross-platform media, technology and entertainment.

Alexander Gordon’s Specialties:

Public/investor relations with strong M&A experience
Digital communications/marketing
Branding/reputation management
Emerging technology/applications
Research & writing
Client & media relations

Alexander Gordon’s Experience

• MBA Candidate

  Columbia Business School

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  2009 — Present (less than a year)

• Senior Account Executive

  CJP Communications

  (Privately Held; Public Relations and Communications industry)

  January 2008 — May 2009 (1 year 5 months)

  As a member of CJP Digital, I developed and implemented strategic multi-platform communications and marketing programs for clients in the digital media, technology, advertising and entertainment sectors, in addition to consulting for CJP team members across industries regarding digital media strategy. I also specialized in working with alternative asset firms – particularly venture capital and private equity investors – focused on the digital and media industries.
  
  CJP Digital is a specialized, homegrown practice group existing within CJP Communications, an award-winning independent public relations firm. CJP Digital helps organizations from blue chip companies to startups build their brands, articulate their differentiators and grow their organizations across multiple media and social platforms.
  
  http://www.cjpdigital.com/

• Senior Associate

  Sloane & Company

  (Privately Held; Public Relations and Communications industry)

  September 2005 — January 2008 (2 years 5 months)

  Beginning at entry level and rising to Senior Associate, I designed, executed and supported corporate public relations and investor relations programs for companies large and small, public and private, in industries including media, financial services, private equity, retail, health care and technology. Campaigns/projects encompassed overall brand-building as well as specialized occurrences such as earnings, M&A, crises and other special situations.
  
  Sloane & Company is a boutique specialist communications firm, focusing on corporate positioning and thought leadership, financial public relations and investor relations, branding, crisis and transaction communications for both international and domestic companies.
  
  http://www.sloanepr.com/

• Intern/Staff Writer

  The Baltimore Sun

  (Public Company; Newspapers industry)

  June 2003 — August 2003 (3 months)

Alexander Gordon’s Education

• Columbia University - Columbia Business School

  MBA , Media, Finance , 2009 — 2011 (expected)

• Trinity College-Hartford

  B.A. , History , 2001 — 2005

  Activities and Societies:

  Phi Beta Kappa, President's Fellow, The Trinity Tripod, Student Government Association

• Loomis Chaffee

  1997 — 2001

Additional Information

Alexander Gordon’s Interests:

All kinds of media & digital entertainment, world travel, constitutional law, craft beer.

Alexander Gordon’s Contact Settings

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• new ventures
• job inquiries
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