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NORTH AMERICA WESTERN ASIA HOLDINGS
- Managing Director
2011 - maintenant
* Manage strategic business development for a frontier-market investment firm backed by Thomas Pritzker (Executive Chairman of Hyatt Hotels)
* Principal executive overseeing formation, licensing/registration, and day-to-day operations of company's six operational units, with over 75 employees and constituting a $70M+ investment, across three time zones (US/UAE/Iraq)
* Serve as in-house counsel, responsible for general corporate matters and statutory compliance across all business lines including a Gulf-based oil and gas equipment distribution firm and a container terminal operation in Basra, Iraq
* Lead internal data analysis, business-case modeling, and market research efforts
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US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
- Director
2009 - 2011
* Served under Deputy Under Secretary of Defense in senior, civilian role managing business revitalization programs on-the-ground in Iraq and Afghanistan
* Led and managed team of focused on strengthening market connectivity for existing industries and forged business ties between outside investors and strategic industrial opportunities - all in an effort to foster economic independence of Iraq and Afghanistan
* Forged groundbreaking commercial engagement between global companies and Afghan industry; sourced partnership, originated deal terms, negotiated complex agreement, and supervised implementation
* Coordinated communications with Defense Department, State Department, and other inter-agency counterparts while managing relationships within Iraqi and Afghan national and local governments
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MANNING SOSSAMON LLP
- Independent Business Consultant
2008 - 2009
* Generated forecasts and financial models for strategic recommendations concerning law firm structure, business development, and capital planning (while undergoing Obama Administration appointment process)
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Obama for America
- National Outreach Director, State Director
2007 - 2008
* As National Outreach Director, served as lead advisor to Barack Obama at several primary campaign events and initiated national constituency programs
* Led or co-led several state campaigns in the primary and general election: New York, Texas, West Virginia, and North Carolina
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BEAR STEARNS
- Public Finance Associate, Investment Banking
Paris
2005 - 2007
* Structured and modeled complex transactions in excess of $500M on behalf of state governments and public utilities including the Lower Colorado River Authority and DASNY, one of the largest issuers of municipal securities in the United States
* Pitched new debt structures to clients requiring sophisticated, bespoke financial analyses
* Registered Broker-Dealer (Series 7 & 63) ;
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John Kerry for President
- National Director of Business Outreach
2004 - 2004
* Led recruitment effort of 200+ high-profile CEOs - including leaders from Google, Bank of America, and Costco - in support of John Kerry
* Created and ran network of over 10,000 small business owners in battleground states that amplified candidate's pro-business message
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STEWART OCCHIPINTI & MAKOW LLP; LANSNER & KUBITSCHEK
- Associate
2003 - 2004
* Provided counsel to corporate clients with respect to potential and ongoing litigation and appeared on behalf of clients in state and federal court
* On pro bono assignment, drafted memoranda and conducted research on issues of law and policy concerning rights of single parents and children
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NEW YORK STATE COMPTROLLER (TREASURER)
- Advisor
2002 - 2003
* Directly advised New York State Comptroller, manager of the third-largest pension in the United States, on policy, legal, and political issues
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Napster
- Government Affairs Associate
2001 - 2002
* Managed relations with White House, Department of Justice, and congressional staff handling Internet commerce and online music competition issues as an in-house registered lobbyist
* Advocated on behalf of Napster's legislative agenda, which included regulatory framework to foster then nascent online music business
