| Fulbright Tackles Finance in Argentina | ||
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Title: COO, International Finance Unit Organization: Graduate: Home
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| What do you enjoy about your job? What aspects of your job are the most exciting or interesting? | ||
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Chief Operative Officer at the International
Finance Unit at the Ministry of Social
Development in Argentina, I provide
institutional and technical guidance to the 9
social programs financed by the World Bank, the
Inter-American Development Bank, and the
European Union for a total amount of USD$450
million. I also led a negotiation team to ensure
steady financing for the Ministry for an amount
of USD$1.3 billion for the next four years. |
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| Why did you choose to pursue an MPA/MPP degree? | ||
| [I
wanted] to obtain a great analytical ability,
plus a deep understanding of the public arena,
things I lacked from my law degree and my MBA
completed in Argentina previously. At Georgetown
I got that, plus an unforgettable first-hand
experience of American and international
politics. |
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| How did you select your graduate school? | ||
| After
I was awarded with a two-year Fulbright
scholarship (1997/1999), I did my best to select
an MPA/MPP school with a strong reputation and
future in the international arena. Georgetown
was a perfect fit. During my time at the
University, I was the first international
student to be distinguished as a Pioneer Hi-Bred
International Fellow at the Georgetown Center
for Food and Nutrition Policy. Besides that, I
was honored with the GU Merit Award and the GU
European Courses Grant, which was matched with
an Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris
scholarship to attend courses in France and
Belgium. My main advice on this subject is to
understand the for-life relationship between
your university and yourself. Having that in
mind should help you to make your choice
carefully. |
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| How do you feel your MPA/MPP is helping you to make a difference? | ||
| My
MPP helped me to broaden my view about the
public sphere and understand its complexity. I
felt very much prepared to assume my public
responsibilities. To choose one example of an
accomplishment, I refer to my work as Director
of Administrative Coordination at the Department
of Education in Buenos Aires Province, one of
the top three educational systems in Latin
America with 4.5 million students. I managed to
implement a strategy to expand the ATM payment
system from only 2% to 74% of the workforce
(180.000 persons added). I am profoundly proud
of this simple but very effective way of making
life better for others. |
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| How would you characterize your personality? | ||
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Team Worker * Committed * Driven * |
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| Contact Alejandro Razzott with questions regarding his graduate experience: | ||
| Email Alejandro | ||