{"id":4610,"date":"2025-08-21T16:20:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T16:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/dornsife-alumni\/?page_id=4610"},"modified":"2025-08-21T16:20:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T16:20:08","slug":"meet-alexa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/dornsife-alumni\/meet-alexa\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Alexa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--scrolling-text-with-image \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--scrolling-text-with-image\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n\n          \n      <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/dornsife-alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2025\/08\/Alexa-Youssefian-resize-768x1024.png\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/dornsife-alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2025\/08\/Alexa-Youssefian-resize-768x1024.png 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      \n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n  \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Corporate Strategy, Upland Workshop <\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Alexa Youssefian \n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW10818991 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW10818991 BCX0\">Alexa Youssefian is a communications strategist and USC <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW10818991 BCX0\">alumna<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW10818991 BCX0\"> based in Los Angeles. Most recently, she served as Vice President of Corporate Strategy at the strategic advisory firm Upland Workshop. Previously, she was at TikTok, where she managed global product and technology communications. Earlier in her career, Alexa worked at IBM, developing communications around advancements in AI, machine learning, and data science with a focus on AI ethics, explainability, and related topics. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW10818991 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW10818991 BCX0\">Her early career started with roles at The Walt Disney Company, Levi Strauss &amp; Co., and Nickelodeon. 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