Curriculum Vitae

Alexander Gordy

BA Hons 1^st Class, MA Hons Distinction, bi-lingual, dual nationality

Education

• October 2004 to September 2005

University of Sussex, UK

Masters of Arts in International Relations,

Honours: Distinction

Dissertation topic: The Political Economy of Governmental Adoptions of Free/Open Source: Evolving Global Property Relations

Relevant supporting coursework: The Political Economy of Global Finance; Globalisation and Governance

• October 2001 to July 2004

University of Bristol, UK

Bachelors of Arts, reading History,

First Class Honours

Dissertation topic: The implications of the Pergau dam scandal in terms of the power-play of commercial and developmental interests in the allocation of Aid-and-Trade Provision (ATP) funding

Relevant supporting coursework: The History of the International Economy in the 20th Century; The Political Economy of Thatcherism; The Political Economy of the United States in the 20th Century; The History of the British Labour Party

• September 1998 to July 2001

Lycée International de Ferney-Voltaire, France

French Baccalaureate

with International Option (IOB),

Honours: Mention Bien

Subjects: History, Geography, English Literature, French Literature, Philosophy, German, Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology

GCSE in English (A*), English Literature (A*) and Mathematics (A) (June 1999)

Languages

• English

mother tongue, fluent knowledge at both oral and written levels

• French

mother tongue, fluent knowledge at both oral and written levels

• German

working knowledge at both oral and written levels (seven years study of German at the secondary level)

Work experience

• 27 March 2006 to the present2006

• Oxford Business Group,

headquartered in London, UK

• Editorial Manager, based in Kuwait City

• Interviewing of leading figures of business and politics in Kuwait, as well as international experts on the Kuwaiti political economy

• Market research and analysis of key sectors in the Kuwaiti economy, including banking, capital markets, insurance and energy sectors among others

• Logistical support for analysts and photographers arriving in country

• Research, analysis and writing of weekly economic briefings on Kuwait

• Liaising with OBG’s research partners: PWC for accounting, Global Investment House for capital markets and Al Sarraf & Al Ruwayeh for the legal framework.

• 19 September 2005 to 17 March 2006

• European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

in London, UK

• Junior Writer in the Communications Department

• Web-maintenance and design duties on both Intranet and external Internet sites

• Research, production and editing of articles for the staff newsletter produced by the Internal Communications section

• Support for organisation of events by the Communications Department

• 2 to 9 September 2005

• SPMD Consultancy, Innovation Centre of the University of Sussex, Brighton, UK

• Research consultant for Director of SPMD, Sarah Pearson

• Research into market trends affecting sales of Personal Video Recorders (PVRs)

• Analysis of advertising revenue trends, and opportunities for adaptation to PVRs

• Production of concise report summarising main trends

• August to September 2004

• United Nations Conference on Trade And Development (UNCTAD)

in Geneva, Switzerland

• Internship

in Executive Direction and Management division

• In-depth analytical research into press coverage of UNCTAD reports

• Production of concise report assessing the qualitative differences in coverage of UNCTAD’s flagship reports

• Assistance in maintenance of external website using QC web software.

• Support for the ‘Expert meeting on Free and Open Source Software: Policy and development implications’ from 22 to 24 September 2004

• May to December 2003

• NTT telephone in Bristol, UK

• Part-time work (16 hours a week) as Charity fundraiser

• Fundraising for various charities (Save the Children, ActionAid, Help the Aged…etc)

• Maintaining customer relations, by updating donors on the work of the charities

General skills

• Computer skills

• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Money)

• Web Design Software (Qm, Dreamweaver)

• Content Management Systems (Documentum)

• Search Engine Optimization

• In-depth knowledge of Internet research (Factiva, LexisNexis…)

• Weblog containing examples of writing: http://alexandergordy.blogspot.com

Fields of interest

• Academic fields of interest

• History of political economy in the UK and the USA

• Global governance mechanisms such as intellectual property rights enforcement

• The political economy of global finance

• Financial aspects of international development

• Personal interests

• Travels include Western and Central Europe, West Africa (Burkina-Faso), United States, Middle East (including Kuwait, Lebanon)

• Gardening, whenever possible

• Sports including tennis, table tennis, cycling, skiing, basketball

Additional details

• Birth date: 13 November 1983 Place of Birth: Périgueux, France

• Nationalities: American (U.S.A.) and French

• French contact details:

184 Grand Rue

01630 Peron

France

E-mail: alexgordy@gmail.com

Tel: (+33)450424272

References are available on request