Alexis Bonnell

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Alexis was one of the founding members of the Internet’s original Trade Association,  helping Wall Street and the corporate world understand the impact that the Internet, innovation and technology would have on business, customers and society, and assisting in their transition to a digital existence from “bricks to clicks.”

Over her career, Bonnell has applied her communications, project management, innovation and technology application skills in over 20 warzones, global disasters, and major transformation projects; delivering billions in innovative humanitarian and development programming in over 25 conflict, post-conflict and emergency countries, in almost every sector from education to stabilization, for more than 30 international bilateral donors, 10 U.N. agencies, the military and the private sector.

Her more than 30 years of experience in management and communications, include: Wall Street and “dot.coms,” and projects such as the Middle East Peace Plan, Afghan and Iraqi elections, tsunami response, Pakistan and Haiti earthquakes, construction projects, and major logistics operations.

Ms. Bonnell co-founded the U.S Global Development Lab of USAID, where she served as the Chief of Applied Innovation & Acceleration, tackling the critical challenge of innovation adoption and institutionalization. Alexis also founded the Global Innovation Exchange, which served as the world’s collection of over 16,000 innovations focused on helping change and save lives. 

At Google, Alexis dedicated her time to helping public servants and defense leaders catalyze their missions with technology, solving the world’s toughest challenges including working on Digital Transformation in Healthcare, Education, COVID Response, Natural Disaster, Defense, Benefits and Service Institutions, and specializes in Customer Experience.

Alexis currently advises Public, Global and Multilateral Organizations, Defense and Public Leaders, and Commercial clients in best practices around leadership and transformation in a Digital Age. She also serves as a Senior Industry Fellow for the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue. Alexis is on the Board of Directors for the Society for Intl Development and Bay Atlantic University.

Alexis Bonnell has multiple masters degrees and certifications from Pepperdine, NYU, Stanford, Kellogg Northwestern and other institutions.

She is co-author of the book “Get your Dream Job.” 

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