Alexandra W. (IN A NUTSHELL)
Lexi is a sophomore at Princeton University majoring in Public and International Affairs. She is also pursuing certificates in Russian & Eurasian Studies; History & the Practice of Diplomacy; and Latin. On campus, she is also a Princeton cheerleader, an economics tutor, a violinist in the Princeton University Orchestra, and a member of the Princeton Debate Panel.
She’s especially interested in international relations, foreign policy, and security studies. Lexi is a Student Associate at the Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination, an IR research center at Princeton; and is a National Defense Fellow through the Alexander Hamilton Society. During a gap year before college, she interned at #NatSecGirlSquad, a professional development organization that supports women in the defense and security sectors. She also worked as an open-source intelligence (OSINT) analyst at a private security group. In summer 2022, she lived and worked in Bulgaria as an intern at the Center for the Study of Democracy, a public policy think tank that promotes good governance and democratic values in Eastern Europe.
Besides her major, she’s passionate about language and music. She speaks Russian proficiently and is a five-time gold medalist and three-time perfect scorer on the National Latin Exam. She also studied classical violin and piano at the Manhattan School of Music Precollege Division in her hometown New York, where she was reviewed by the New York Times and won several international competitions.