Government

James "Alex" Burns is a U.S. Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State. As of 2024, he has served in the Philippines and Madagascar. After graduating from the University of Oregon, Alex taught English in South Korea then moved to Washington, D.C. to work at the Foreign Service Instit...

Alison Ecker is an Oregon-licensed attorney practicing immigration law. She was born and raised in Albany, Oregon. Alison has lived, studied, and worked in every major city in Oregon from Eugene to Portland, where she now lives. She lived for several years in Mexico City with her husband (who is Mex...

Scarlett Sañudo Cox is an admissions advisor at IE University. Scarlett has lived in 5 countries, has an LLM in humanitarian law and human rights, and an MA in Peace and Conflict studies. She has focused her studies on capacity building, children’s rights, and peace negotiations. Her philosophy is t...

Jacqueline was a Legislative Scholar during her time at the University of Oregon. Jacqueline was granted two Career Path certificates, Global Engagement and Public Policy & Political Action, for completing coursework in the respective fields from the UO Political Science Department. Since gradua...

Jackson Morawski is an attorney at Landye Bennett Blumstein LLP, an Anchorage, Alaska-based law firm. After graduating cum laude from the University of Oregon with a triple major in Asian Studies, Philosophy, and Japanese, Jackson moved to Washington, D.C. to work in the International Affairs depart...

Cooper Findlay is a passionate advocate for justice with a degree in History and Spanish from the University of Oregon. His studies in the Global Studies and Languages Department significantly enhanced his ability to serve as a lawyer and public defender. Driven by a commitment to fight for the unde...

Oliver Beiersdorf is a partner in the New York office of Reed Smith LLP, a global law firm. For over 20 years, Oliver has represented clients in some of their most complex and challenging legal matters, whether inside or outside the courtroom. He has extensive industry experience in aviation, shippi...

Boris is a federal prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. He investigates and prosecutes individuals of tax crimes and other white-collar offenses nationwide. In this role, Boris is often working with foreign government authorities to obtain evidence of offshore tax evasi...