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Careers in Foreign Policy & National Security: An AGS Alumni Career Panel

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Wednesday, March 29, 2017
5:45 pm - 7:00 pm
Tyler Duke (MPP'16), Ella Lipin (T'10) & Olivia Wasteneys (T'14)

Please join the American Grand Strategy program for the annual alumni career panel featuring Tyler Duke, Olivia Wasteneys, and Ella Lipin.
Tyler Duke (MPP '16) is a Senior Associate at Beacon Global Strategies. Before joining BGS, Mr. Duke was the research assistant and speechwriter for General Stan McChrystal (ret.) at the McChrystal Group, LLC. From April 2012 to June 2013, Mr. Duke served as an Army Civilian intelligence advisory for the U.S. Army in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Mr. Duke has also served in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) on 4 separate occasions.
Olivia Wasteneys (T'14) is a Senior Consulting Analyst at Avascent, where she supports clients in private equity, at Fortune 500 companies, and at NASA on strategic growth, M&A, organizational design, and capture engagements. She specializes in military space, commercial satellite communications and human spaceflight. Prior to Avascent, Olivia served as an English Teacher with the Fulbright US Student Program in Turkey.
Ella Lipin (T'10) was an appointee in the Obama administration serving as the Egypt Country Director in the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy. Previously Ella worked at the Council on Foreign Relations, where she focused on the Middle East. Ella is now at the Cohen Group.
The career panel is a great opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students to network, ask questions, and learn how to navigate the job search in Washington DC.

Contact: Aly Breuer