Alexandra Bobak

Alexandra (Allie) Bobak PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Strategic and impact-driven management consultant with 12+ years of experience advising public-sector clients at the federal, state and local levels, nationally and internationally. Bringing expertise in leading complex, cross-functional initiatives; designing and delivering multi-million dollar programs; translating strategy into execution. Trusted advisor known for stakeholder management, operational efficiency and driving measurable outcomes across grants, policy and infrastructure initiatives. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Managing Consultant, Guidehouse, State and Local Government, Arlington VA July 2023- January 2026 March 2022-July 2023- Senior Consultant • Directed cross-functional teams to deliver complex, high-visibility engagements on time and within budget, improving client satisfaction and operational effectiveness; • Supported business development including pitch decks, RFP responses, and network building, leading to $4+M in work; • Conducted operational assessment and process improvement design for state agency managing over $1B in programming; • Spearheaded program design of a $1.5B federal grant in a large state, including $150M in digital opportunity programs, and $700M in broadband infrastructure investments. Established governance, compliance, risk management frameworks, and end-to-end program budgets which successfully lead to federal government approval; • Developed and executed a stakeholder engagement plan for Home Energy Rebate Programs, using data analytics and strategic goals to engage households and contractors, including over 7 events and a public webinar to residents; • Managed communications and operational coordination for a State emergency rental assistance program, including aligning messaging with executive leadership, and deploying grassroots outreach to accelerate update of over $150M distributed; • Authored comprehensive Procedures Manual with 35+ standard process procedures for a large Public Housing Authority, including process flow redesign to improve accountability, efficiency and compliance. Deputy Director Constituent Services, Ward 1 Councilmember Nadeau, Washington DC March- Oct 2019-March 2021- Coordinator, Constituent Services • Addressed and solved over 700 constituent cases annually across housing, public works, parks, and public safety, improving response times and service coordination between residents and city agencies.; • Implemented tactical community outreach initiatives to solve issues of concern such as public safety and school rennovations, or communicate Council’s work, liaising with public and private stakeholders; • Oversaw, and wrote legislation on street vending, violence prevention, and economic development, as well as drafting budget amendments during legislative session. Community Mobilizer, DC Prevention Center, Latin American Youth Center, Washington DC Feb-Oct 2019 • Built capacity and provided technical assistance to community members concerned about public health, through targeted outreach, events, communication, providing technical assistance to residents and community organizations; • Evaluated engagement strategies using qualitative and quantitative methods to inform program and resource allocation Coordinator, School of International Futures, London UK and Lima Peru Oct 2016- Sep 2017 • Coordinated public- and private-sector stakeholders to design and implement long-term planning and resilience strategies across the UK, U.S., and Peru, using foresight methodologies; • Created training materials and implementation tools to assist in building resilient communities with metric driven outcomes. Project Manager Consultant, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Lima Peru Sep 2015-June 2016 • Managed six staff, in four countries, to create actionable report on the social and economic impact of the Pacific Alliance on relevant nations’ futures. Interviewed over 50 CEOs, government leaders and NGOs from four nations; • Supported the creation of a UN disaster preparedness plan for Small and Medium sized enterprises Consultant, Long-Term Planning Strategy, Lima Peru Aug 2014-Sep 2015 • Centro Nacional de Planeamiento Estratégico del Perú (CEPLAN): Federal agency in Office of the President of Peru, serving in the Directive of Foresight and Strategic Studies: Collected and analyzed various research and data sources, including conducting quantitative and qualitative research, to develop and propose strategies on future policy for Peru around energy, manufacturing, education • Foro Nacional Internacional: Co-Chaired and coordinated team of seven federal ministries to write the National Plan of Education in Human Rights, which was implemented by the President. Junior Program Assistant | Intern, Inter-American Dialogue, Washington DC Nov 2012-Dec 2013 • Supported development of ‘Global Trends Program including creation of network of practitioners; • Researched social policy, global trends, education policy, and energy policy for publication. EDUCATION Master in Science- Economy, Risk and Society, The London School of Economics and Political Science London, United Kingdom Sep 2017- Dec 2018 Modules: Urban Inequality; Quantitative Social Research Methods; Regulation, Risk and Economic Life Dissertation: Resilience and Housing in London: A comparison of International and Local Conceptualizations of Housing Resilience Bachelors of Arts Planning and Public Policy, Spanish (Double Major), Summa Cum Laude, Rutgers University New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America Sep 2008- May 2012 Summa Cum Laude