Featured People: Alumni

  • Alexious Butler

    Degree:  M.S. International Affairs
    Current Job:  Senior Development Advisor in the U.S. Central Command in Tampa, Florida

    Alexious Butler is the 2023 Sam Nunn School of International Affairs Distinguished Alumni Award recipient.

  • Amanda Shojaee

    Degree:  B.S. International Affairs, 2014
    Current Job:  Co-Founder, In Good Company

    Amanda Shojaee is the co-founder of In Good Company, an organization that helps hospitality companies hire and employ people with disabilities.

  • Arnab Das

    Degree:  B.S. International Affairs and B.S. Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2004
    Current Job:  Deputy Commissioner for Administration at the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings in New York City

    Arnab Das is the deputy commissioner for administration at the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings in New York City, where he leads administrative functions for the agency.

  • Banafsheh Azizi

    Degree:  B.S. International Affairs, 2004, M.S. International Affairs, 2008
    Current Job:  CEO at Bayt Abdullah Children's Hospice and Kuwait Association for Care of Children in Hospital

    Azizi was named one of the Alumni Association 40 Under 40 Class of 2020.

  • Caitlin Michaelis

    Degree:  B. S. International Affairs, 2012
    Current Job:  Strategic Sourcing Consultant at Anthem Inc.

    "In addition to the critical thinking skills that all Nunn School degrees instill in their students, my international affairs degree has given me a broad view of the world which has had a positive impact on my career."

  • Jack Crawford

    Degree:  B.S. International Affairs, 2021
    Current Job:  Graduate Student at the London School of Economics and Political Science

    "My degree equipped me with a pragmatic, policy-oriented problem-solving framework that also appreciates the role of science and technology in foreign affairs — a unique asset of a Georgia Tech international affairs education."

  • Johnny Jones

    Degree:  B.S. International Affairs
    Current Job:  Diplomat, Member of the Council on Foreign Relations

    Jones has spent his career traveling the globe, meeting new people, and focusing on the consequences of U.S. foreign policy objectives in the Middle East. 

  • Melinda Ellington Westly

    Degree:  B.S. International Affairs and Modern Languages, 2012
    Current Job:  Data and Research Analyst at the Georgia Asylum and Immigration Network

    "The policy landscape for immigration is constantly in flux, providing learning and problem-solving opportunities on a daily basis," Westly says.

  • Mia Floyd

    Degree:  B.S. International Affairs, 2019
    Current Job:  Senior Associate at International Venture Philanthropy Center (IVPC) in Atlanta, Georgia

    "I am passionate about creating meaningful change for a better future," Floyd says. "My experiences at Georgia Tech, from my internships to studying abroad in Southeast Asia, played a central role in shaping my trajectory."

  • Paul Oh

    Degree:  B.S. International Affairs and Modern Languages, 2012
    Current Job:  Director, Public Policy & Community Affairs at the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce

    Oh works with elected officials at the federal, state, and local levels to ensure the laws and policies they work on champion business.

  • Peter Hylton

    Degree:  B.S. International Affairs, 2008
    Current Job:  Ph.D. candidate in the School of City and Regional Planning at Georgia Tech

    Studying at the school showed me how different governance structures produce distinct outcomes and how international governance structures can coordinate solutions.

  • Shannon Kehoe

    Degree:  B.S. International Affairs and Modern Languages, 2015, M.S. Analytics, 2019
    Current Job:  Director of Artificial Intelligence at Cleverbridge in Cologne, Germany

    Kehoe works to prevent A.I. from learning the wrong patterns and taking over the world.

  • Taylor Poole

    Degree:  B.S. International Affairs and B.S. Applied Languages and Intercultural Studies, 2020, M.S. Information Security, 2021
    Current Job:  Data Analyst at the Office of Nuclear Incident Response

    Poole is completing a fellowship program at the National Nuclear Security Administration.

  • Travis Mitchell

    Degree:  B.S. International Affairs, 2008, Minor in French
    Current Job:  Executive Director, American Chamber of Commerce in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

    In his role, Mitchell acts as a bridge between the government and the private sector, “so I am able to contribute to the growth of a place I really love,” he says.