Alexandra Wood, Ph.D., is Vice President for Global Ventures at CIEE, where she is currently responsible for new business development, and where she previously served as Vice President for Academic Affairs. Prior to joining CIEE, Alexandra was a Visiting Assistant Professor of International Education at New York University and Administrative Director of NYU’s Multinational Institute of American Studies, a program for visiting international scholars funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.