Alumni in Excellence
Hosted by Professor Dr. Paul R. Williams, Alumni in Excellence is a series of 10-minute interviews with alumni from American University Washington College of Law and/or American University School of International Service, who have gone on to achieve professional excellence. Tune-in to learn about their “WOW”, secrets to achieving success, their brand, how they define and achieve excellence, and most importantly their favorite flavor of ice cream and what it tells us about them.
Episodes
May 17, 2023
May 17, 2023
13 min
Amjad Atallah graduated from American University with a J.D. in 1999. Amjad is currently the Managing Director at Doha Debates. Learn more about Amjad and his exciting career here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amjad-atallah-931a724/
Apr 5, 2023
Apr 5, 2023
15 min
Lisa Dewey graduated from American University with a J.D. in 1993. Lisa is currently a Pro Bono Partner at DLA Piper LLP. Learn more about Lisa and her exciting career here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-dewey-2a46ba6/
Mar 9, 2023
Mar 9, 2023
8 min
Omar Vargas graduated from American University with a dual J.D./M.A. degree in international affairs in 1998. He is currently the Vice President and Head of Public Policy at General Motors. You can learn more about Omar and his exciting career here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/omar-a-vargas/.
Feb 20, 2023
Feb 20, 2023
7 min
Jennifer Ober graduated from American University with a J.D. in 2005. She is currently the Chief of Party at Tetra Tech ARD, an international development firm, in Kosova. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-ober-4253485/
Dec 7, 2022
Dec 7, 2022
13 min
Tyler Rauert graduated from American University with a dual J.D./M.A. degree. He is currently the Vice President of Legal and the chief advocate at Pax8, an organization that simplifies the way organizations buy, sell, and manage cloud solutions. https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerrauert/
Nov 21, 2022
Nov 21, 2022
10 min
Brett Edwards graduated from American University with a JD. Brett is the former executive vice president of the Public International Law & Policy Group. https://www.linkedin.com/in/brett-ashley-edwards/
Nov 21, 2022
Nov 21, 2022
13 min
Julie Gryce graduated from American University with a dual J.D./ M.A. degree in 2010. Julie is currently a Senior Associate in the Litigation practice group at DLA Piper LLP. https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-gryce-bb453aa/
Nov 16, 2022
Nov 16, 2022
12 min
Tamer Nagy graduated from American University with a dual J.D./M.A. degree in international affairs in 2006. Tamer is currently a partner at White & Case LLP. https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamernagy/
Oct 27, 2022
Oct 27, 2022
11 min
Anna Triponel graduated from American University with an LLM in international law in 2005. Anna is the Founder and an Advisor at Human Level. Learn more about Anna and her exciting career here: linkedin.com/in/anna-triponel-285b3ab
Oct 27, 2022
Oct 27, 2022
14 min
Knox Thames graduated from American University with a dual J.D./M.A. degree in international affairs in 2001. Knox is a former Special Advisor for Religious and Minority Affairs at the US Department of State. Learn more about Knox and his exciting career here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/knox-thames-7b46193/
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