Nice to meet you,
I'm Stefano Calvagno.
About
As a natural born go-getter, my passion for international relations has continuously driven me to expand my knowledge, experience, and relationships. With a strong background and diverse skill set, I’m confident in the ideas and successful solutions I bring to the table. Keep exploring my site to learn more information about me, and reach out directly with any questions.
My Work Experience
While a student, I’ve had the opportunity to hold a variety of roles in many different fields throughout the years. From representing Italy's commercial activities at a global Biotech conference to bartending to pay for college, I have excelled in a variety of tasks.
Legislative Intern - Massachusetts Senate
May 2019 - September 2019
• Assisted the Chairwoman of the Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses with constituent services, legislative research, and administrative duties.
• Gathered information from committee hearings and produced accurate and concise reports for the staff.
Host & Interpreter - Italian Trade Agency
June 2018 - July 2018
• Represented Italian biotech industries at BIO International Convention, the global event for Biotechnology with 16,000+ attendees from 74 countries.
• Directed potential foreign investors to participating companies and guided them to establish or expand their operations by asserting the excellence of Made in Italy.
• Distributed promotional materials, conversed with exhibitors, answered questions, served as interpreter, managed secretarial duties and performed tasks as requested by the Trade Commissioner.
Crisis Director for the Model United Nations Travel Team
September 2018 - Present
• Helped organize the Boston Invitational Model United Nations Conference, a high-profile event with attendance from over 1,200 high schoolers from across the United States.
• Responsible for training seven conference officials, including providing feedback on how to improve public communications, writing skill, and diplomatic behavior and helping struggling delegates understand and grasp contextual knowledge by breaking down topics into clear, summarized concepts.
Barteneder - Earls Kitchen + Bar
July 2017 - April 2020
Participated in the opening and operations of a $16 million restaurant in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston.
Learned first-handedly
Education
What I’ve Learned
BA, International Relations, Boston University Pardee School of global studies
September 2016 - May 2020
To study international relations is to learn how the world works. I have learned from a wide range of interdisciplinary courses in history, economics, political science, anthropology, sociology, and religion, among other disciplines. In a globalizing world, the study of international relations provides a portal for entry into a variety of career fields or for further graduate or professional training.
My Assets
I am restlessly looking for solutions to problems
I believe my growth mindset, quick-wittedness, immense curiosity, desire to master new skills, and urge to provide effective, creative solutions to problems make me a great fit to be your next employee. I am strongly attracted to new learning opportunities and, for this reason, I would thrive by working with a wide range of clients and projects; just the thought of it gives me immense energy and motivation.
Fostering Innovation
In our ever-changing world, I believe it is fundamental to be dynamic and hyper-aware to tackle on new challenges in order to foster growth and improve performance.
Whether through team brainstorming or sitting at home doing research, I am constantly on the hunt for innovations that increase competitive advantage and act as catalysts to increase output given the same input.
Interpersonal Skills
International relations is all about building and maintaining good, fruitful relationships – ultimately between businesses and nations, but starting with individuals and smaller groups.
Whether I'm in a meeting with clients showcasing my work, or helping to communicate the benefits of doing business in Italy to German investors, my person-ability is a key asset.
Strategic Planning
When approaching a task, I always keep the big picture in mind and create a vision.
My guiding question is: Where am I now vs. Where I want to be. To me, it is all about how I get there!
Then, it becomes a matter of following the vision.
The outcome is a high-level integrated strategy that satisfies the demands of my stakeholders, achieves short and long term goals, exploits my strengths and weaknesses, creates new opportunities, and most importantly, gets me where I want to be.
International Experience
Thanks to my rich and diverse cultural upbringing I am very open-minded and responsive to matters of equality and different perspectives. I use my international experience as an asset to remain un-biased when I am learning about how different areas operate.
Research & Analysis
Widely gathering, accurately digesting, meticolously organizing, eloquently presenting, and debating information with an open mind is my specialty.
Strengthened by my academic background in Foreign Policy and Security Studies and a vast amount of personal interests, I have passionately read, written, and debated about a myriad of topics; and I am eager to learn more!
Check out My Papers to see a few examples of my writing style.
Transforming Ideas Into Actions
As confident of the original thinking style and solutions I bring to the table as I am, I believe the most important part of the innovation process is making your ambitious ideas become reality.
Whether by myself or as part of an organization I strive to align goals and objectives and set the stage for a successful implementation of the ideas.
"In international relations, in foreign policy, a great deal has to do with historical circumstances, a great deal has to do with the sense and perception of people"
Salman Khurshid
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