Katherine Akudovich
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 360-***-****
E-mail: ********.**@*****.***
Education
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA
B.S., Economics, Dean’s List
Nobel Prize laureate Dr. James Buchanan Essay Contest winner - 2009
Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus
A.S., Concentration in Economics and IT Management
Work Experience
Atlas Economic Research Foundation (Washington D.C.)
Project Manager, Editor
01/2009-present
• Supervise re-design and development of three major international websites
• Market Russian language platform
• Conduct economic and policy analysis; econometrics modeling
• Conduct business analysis of new projects
• Coordinate with team members to implement new media strategies
• Utilize Salesforce platform to maintain global contacts
Students for Liberty (Washington D.C.)
International Director
05/2009 – 04/2010
• Coordinated organization’s international relations
• Planned and supervised U.S. fellowship project
• Organized annual international conference with 500 participants from 17 countries
Charles G. Koch Fellowship at IHS (Arlington VA)
Summer Fellow
06/2009-08/2009
• Collaborated with team members to create and present report to scientists, scholars, and policy makers
• Participated in economic and public policy seminars
• Participated in career building and media workshops
Cato Institute (Washington D.C.)
Intern
01/2008-12/2008
• Provided research assistance to Cato scholars (including to former Chief Economic Adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin - Dr. Andrei Illarionov)
• Updated and maintained Cato Russian platform website
• Marketed platform to Russian speaking countries
• Coordinated with managers to identify and translate relevant research works
Community of Young Economists and Entrepreneurs (Minsk, Belarus)
CEO
03/2006 -01/2008
• Founded and ran organization
• Established and maintained donor base
• Planned and implemented wide variety of events
Languages
Russian (native)
Belarusian (native)
English (fluent)
German (intermediate)
Can read and understand in Polish, Ukrainian, and Czech