Grace Headinger

Experience

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  Angloville

  Mar 2016 - Jul 2016

  English Immersion Teacher

  Provided conversational English instruction through weeklong camps for both adults and children. Organized cultural exchange activities between participants including dance, music, and drinking games. Earned TEFL certificate through the Anglo-TEFL scholarship program.

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  Pyeongchang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games

  Jan 2018 - Feb 2018

  Event Services Front of House Staff Member

  Provided customer service and event and tourism information to sponsors, athletes, and spectators at the Gangneung Olympic Park information centre.

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  George Washington University Office of Study Abroad

  Aug 2018 - May 2019

  Study Abroad Peer Advisor

  Provided advising services to GW students interested in and applying for study abroad opportunities. Restarted and managed the GW Exchange Instagram page. Compiled weekly newsletters for exchange students at GW.

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  Embassy of Australia, United States of America

  Sept 2018 - Apr 2019

  Congressional Liaison Office Intern

  Provided timely reporting and analysis of the impacts of American national political developments on Australian interests.

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  GW Global Sidekicks, GW Office of Study Abroad

  Oct 2018 - May 2019

  Founder and Program Coordinator

  Designed, organized, implemented, and marketed a peer-to-peer network that connects over 100 GW students with their international peers at partner university institutions around the world.

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  Elliott School of International Affairs

  Oct 2018 - Aug 2021

  Research Assistant

  Developed historical process-tracing case studies of changes in the national nuclear and defense policies of Australia and New Zealand during the Cold War era using diplomatic archival sources.Presented working papers at annual meetings of APSA, SHAFR, and ISPP.

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  Hudson Institute

  Jan 2019 - May 2019

  American Naval Power Research Intern

  Researched and compiled briefings and talking points on defense and foreign policy interests throughout Asia & US interests worldwide.

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  U.S. House of Representatives

  May 2019 - Aug 2019

  Congressional Intern, Office of Representative Abigail Spanberger (VA-07)
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  PA Education Association

  Sept 2019 - Oct 2019

  Temporary Administrative Associate, Learning

  Assisted with planning and executing the 2019 PAEA Education Forum, an annual academic and professional development conference and workshops of over 1100 registrants.

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  Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

  Oct 2019 - Mar 2020

  Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative Intern

  Monitored maritime security developments in the South China Sea using AIS tracking and GIS softwareCollected and analyzed primary source documents for a new manuscript on the history of the South China SeaDesigned graphics for interactive map features in the Indian and Pacific Oceans using CARTO and Wordpress

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  Harvard's Belfer Center

  Mar 2020 - Aug 2021

  Operations Coordinator

  Point of contact for the Belfer Young Leaders and Graham T. Allison student fellowship programs, including launching the inaugural cohort of the Allison fellowship, developing program curriculum and programming, coordinating communications and selection processes, and facilitating program outreachSupported the Center’s Economic Diplomacy Initiative and International Council conveningsFacilitated weekly Belfer Board Lunch series including liaising with speakers and researching event briefing materials for Center Director, Co-Director, and Executive DirectorConceptualized and executed summer programming series of over 20 faculty and research fellow speakersDesigned and executed Center’s first summer research assistantship program for over 45 graduate studentsManaged Center-wide fellowship-related application processes, diversity initiative, and programmingFacilitated outreach to student groups, funding for student research, and student-focused programming Show less

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  Harvard Business School

  Aug 2021 - Sept 2023

  Research Associate

  Researched and wrote 20+ HBS case studies in international finance, strategy, and entrepreneurship with a focus on FinTech start-ups and incumbents, family offices, and impact/ESG investing Facilitated first-of-its-kind MBA elective course on family offices, How to Not Bankrupt Your Family (Spring 2023)Spearheaded redesign and wrote instructional materials for HarvardVPAL FinTech online courseFacilitated HBS MBA independent project course on family offices (Spring 2022) Mentored MBA students and undergraduate students in producing HBS case studies Show less

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  2U

  Jan 2023 - now

  Head Program Instructor, HarvardX FinTech

  Annually teaches five cohorts of international practitioners from various stages in their career on emerging innovations across six topics in financial technology: payments, lending, AI/ML and big data, blockchain, cryptocurrency, and regulatory/supervisory technologyLeads five person teaching team to provide feedback on student assignments, develop new course content and case studies, invite guest speakers, and other administrative tasks