Alec Ross
InvestorPartner at Amplo Ventures
Baltimore, Maryland
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Alec Ross is a Distinguished Professor at Bologna Business School and author of two internationally translated books that have achieved bestseller status across five continents. He has served in government as Senior Advisor for Innovation to the Secretary of State during the Obama Administration and holds board positions at the venture capital firm Amplo and multiple companies across technology, manufacturing, telecommunications, and other sectors. His writing has been published in The Wall Street Journal, Foreign Policy, and academic journals including the SAIS Review of International Affairs, and he has received recognition including the U.S. Department of State Distinguished Honor Award and placement among Foreign Policy Magazine's Top 100 Global Thinkers.
Experience
- Bologna Business SchoolDistinguished Professorcurrent2020 — presentBologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
- Collective Global ManagementBoard Partnercurrent2024 — present
- AmploBoard Partnercurrent2018 — present
- AuthorAuthorcurrent2013 — present
- King's College LondonVisiting Professor2019 — 2020London Area, United Kingdom
- Johns Hopkins UniversityDistinguished Senior Fellow2015 — 2017
- Columbia University in the City of New YorkSenior Fellow2014 — 2015New York City Metropolitan Area
- U.S. Department of StateSenior Advisor for Innovation to the Secretary of State2009 — 2013Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- OBAMA-BIDEN PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION TEAMProject Manager & Team Member, Technology, Innovation & Government Reform Policy Group2008 — 2009Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- Obama for AmericaConvener, Technology, Media & Telecommunications Policy Committee2007 — 2008Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- One Economy CorporationCo-Founder2000 — 2008Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- Teach For AmericaSixth Grade Teacher1994 — 1996Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Education
- Northwestern UniversityBachelor's degree, History1990 — 1994
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Public PolicyGlobalizationPolicy AnalysisNew MediaSocial Network AnalysisFederal GovernmentGovernmentForeign PolicyPublished AuthorStart-upsProgram ManagementBusiness DevelopmentLanguages Italian
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Also worked at Bologna Business School2
Also worked at Collective Global Management4
Also worked at Columbia University in the City of New York106
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Also worked at U.S. Department of State104
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