Alysa Turkowitz

Alysa Turkowitz has over 20 years of experience working at top universities supporting top-ranked graduate programs in the areas of admissions, career services and curricular affairs. While at Columbia, she worked at Columbia Business School, Mailman School of Public Health, and the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, Statistics Department. Additionally, she provided leadership coaching to Executive and full-time MBAs, served as a Columbia Alumni career coach, and taught as an Adjunct Faculty member at Teachers College, Columbia University. As of 2020, she is the Executive Director for the Master of Financial Engineering program at UCLA Anderson School of Management. Alysa received her BA in Psychology from Vassar College, her MA in Organizational Psychology, and her EdD in Adult Learning & Leadership, with a specialization in Higher Education from Teachers College, Columbia University.

Education

• EdD Teachers College of Columbia University (2007 — 2012)
• MA Teachers College of Columbia University (2000 — 2001)
• BA Vassar College (1994 — 1998)

Companies

• Executive Director, Master of Financial Engineering UCLA Anderson School of Management (2020)
• Career Coach Columbia Alumni Association - Career Coaches Network (2013)
• Executive Director, MA Programs, Statistics Department Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (2015 — 2020)
• Assistant Adjunct Professor Teachers College, Columbia University (2013 — 2020)
• Consultant Columbia Business School (2012 — 2018)
• Director of Learning and Development Columbia University in the City of New York (2013 — 2015)
• Volunteer Point Foundation (2012 — 2013)
• Associate Director, Educational Affairs Columbia University (2007 — 2013)
• MBA Career Advisor Columbia Business School (2001 — 2007)