Alan Cordova

• Built financial models to forecast growth and articulate the value of firms raising capital. o Used discounted cash flow, First Chicago and comparables valuation methods. o Advised CEOs on strategies to mitigate cash constraints and financial risk. • Investigated leasing and factored loan products for domestic microfinance organization. • Reviewed Bloomberg LP’s development of a socially responsible financial data service.

• Adapted discounted cash flow model for prospective commercial-scale solar energy projects. • Developed investment dashboard to highlight the projects’ sensitivity to economic, financial and technological variables.

• Advised executives on financial structures for potential projects totaling 470 megawatts. • Managed key sections of the company’s responses to official requests for information. o Forecasted the macroeconomic and employment impact of potential projects. o Evaluated the competitive landscape, supply chain constraints and new technologies. o Monitored new state and federal policy regulations and incentive programs.

• Explained banking, economic and market news in plain English for the general public. o Analyzed new government interventions (TARP, ARRA) and regulations (SF-157). o Outlined the role of agencies (FDIC, CFTC, SEC) and committees (CEA, NEC) o Created graphics from federal data to illustrate key concepts in macroeconomics (consumption, consumer saving) and capital markets (yield curves, flight to quality). • Advised hosts on the development of a long-format program on bank insolvency.

• Developed studies of the challenges facing corporations for use in the MBA curriculum. • Created data sets from corporate documents, market returns and economic information.

• Researched standards to judge companies’ environmental practices and codes of ethics. • Developed firm’s format for presenting best practices and recommendations to clients.

Developed a business plan for a space policy institute at a NASA research center.

- Supervised introductory students' observing projects. - Operated 0.6-meter telescope, photography equipment and image reduction applications

Taught beginning alpine ski area during Winter Study.

- Independent fieldwork on democracy promotion programs in Central Asia - Conducted over 150 interviews with locals, project managers and government officials. - Documented events surrounding the July 10, 2005 Kyrgyz presidential election.

• Authored magazine articles based on interviews, data analysis and secondary research. • Managed the affairs of the office in the chief's absence.

• Evaluated the impact of economic trends and political developments in Latin America. • Edited the "Washington Report on the Hemisphere," COHA’s scholarly journal.

- Taught beginning and intermediate alpine skiing to primary and secondary students. - Received Level 1 Certification from the Professional Ski Instructors of America (2002)

International Relations