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Vigilant Internetism

The Internet home of Alexander Furnas
Internet Researcher and Open Net Advocate. Occasional Writer.

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Abridged Resume Below:

Education:

Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

  • M.Sc. Candidate in the Social Science of the Internet (2011-2012)
  • Researching ideological polarization and insularity in political discussion groups on twitter. 
  • Coursework in network analysis, advanced quantitative analysis, technology and regulation of the internet and digital social research.

Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT

Brown University in India, St. Stephen’s College, Delhi, India (2009)

  • Coursework in Indian Politics and History
  • Intensive Hindi Language Program at Landour Language School, Uttarakhand

Experience:

Credit Suisse, Project Management Intern, Client On-Boarding Project, New York, New York. (2010)

  • Designed the high-level end-state architecture of a decision engine to drive client document meta-data tagging and indexing.
  • Conducted a labor study and analysis of global client on-boarding resources to determine 2011 needs.
  • Produced a business intelligence report on competitor firms’ recent client data project spending for upper management.

Center for Legislative Research and Advocacy, Research Fellow, Delhi, India (July 2009-March 2010)

  • Researched and prepared policy papers for Indian Ministers and Parliamentarians.
  • Helped in the political mapping of the Indian Parliament to inform future lobbying strategy.
  • Designed Center Climate Change brief for USAID report.
  • Event planning and coordination.