Alex Santangelo headshot
Harvard Kennedy School
Harvard Business School
Master in Public Policy and Master of Business Administration Candidate, 2027

Throughout his life, Alex has actively pursued opportunities in which he can build teams and contribute to creating positive change in the world.  At Brown University, he earned a BA in Business, Entrepreneurship, and Organization. He also played on the varsity men’s lacrosse team and led the No Labels chapter.  In the U.S. Navy, Alex served as a Surface Warfare Officer onboard a guided missile destroyer (USS WINSTON S. CHURCHILL) in which he held several roles in leading antiterrorism, operations, and anti-submarine warfare efforts.  In his next chapter at HKS, Alex wants to learn how to develop policy solutions that will forge strong public-private partnerships and stimulate the innovation of flexible technologies that simultaneously address issues in multiple domains like national security and climate change.  He is interested in pursuing a career in product management at a dual-use or climate technology company or working on the staff of the National Security Council.

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