Alexandra Stanton

Alexandra Stanton is the CEO of Empire Global Ventures LLC. She is an attorney with a proven record of executive leadership in business development, technology, organizational development, and public-private partnerships. She has established operations in multiple foreign markets including China, India and Turkey, raised venture and working capital for expansion and development, identified U.S. and foreign partners for joint ventures, and facilitated export promotion to and from the U.S. Her corporate focus ranges from developing large multi-nationals to launching start-ups, and she is widely recognized for her experience in assisting female founders.

Ms. Stanton has worked in the E.U., Washington, D.C., and New York. She has held senior positions in large public enterprises, including the NYC Mayor’s Office of Appointments for Mayor Bill De Blasio, the Empire State Development Corporation (New York State’s economic development agency) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in Washington, D.C.. A veteran of state and national campaigns, Ms. Stanton has also worked in Paris for Doctors of the World, implementing their international organizational development programs.

In 2013, Ms. Stanton was appointed by President Barack Obama to the Board of Trustees of The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. She currently serves as Vice President of the Board of the Parrish Art Museum in Watermill, New York and Vice President of Doctors of the World – USA. Ms. Stanton also sits on the New York State Tourism Advisory Council and on the Advisory Board of the Urban Assembly School for the Performing Arts.

Ms. Stanton received her B.A. from Cornell University and her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, and is a member of the New York Bar. Fluent in French, she resides in New York City with her husband and two children.