Bilingual English/French with intermediate Chinese, student at NYU, graduating in August 2015 with Politics degree, pursuing a career in international relations, business and human rights, drawing upon experience gained living in Asia for 19 years. Extremely motivated and hard working, An effective speaker/presenter and receptive learner, with strong interpersonal skills and leadership ability. |
Contact Jack Wagner
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Area of Expertise: |
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Human Rights, Law, Migration, Conflicts, Justice
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Professional Experience: |
Council on Foreign Relations - Meetings Intern; New York, NY; Sept to Dec 2013 - Assisted the Meetings Department in organizing and executing high level events with politicians and experts, including Spanish PM Rajoy, Malaysian PM Razak, Egyptian Foreign Minister Fahmy, Fareed Zakaria, Mo Ibrahim, and UN Dep. Sec-Gen Jan Eliasson.
International Finance Corporation - Communications Intern; Hong Kong; June to Aug 2011 - Assisted the Communications team at IFC (World Bank Group) to formulate an integrated strategy for IFC's investments and involvements in Asian international development summits.
Duke East Asia Nexus - Managing Editor; Durham, NC; Nov 2010 to Aug 2012 - Biannual academic journal. Responsibilities included writing research articles on Asian politics, reaching out to academic writers for articles, selecting and editing articles, formatting the journal, and contacting publishers to coordinate the printing and distribution.
Duke-UNC China Leadership Summit - Co-Founder; Durham, NC; Jan 2010 to Aug 2012 - The first summit of its kind in the American South, a two-day conference designed to spark dialogue on the future of US-China political, economic and cultural relations. Helped to co-create and organize the first two years of the summit, serving as a member of the executive team.
Financial Times - Assistant to the FT Conferences Team; New York; October 2012 to present - Assist the FT Conferences team in executing high-level conferences and summits, including FT Investment Management Summit at the NYSE, and FT Frontier Markets Summit.
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Education: |
Politics degree from New York University. Graduating in August 2015, with equivalent of 1st (3.77 GPA)
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Available for: |
- Job opportunities
- Internships / Fellowships
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Years of Experience:
0-2 years |
Highest Qualification:
Bachelors |
Languages:
English, French, Chinese |
Nationality:
United Kingdom
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