The Fletcher School

A Graduate School of International Affairs

2008-09 Student Profiles

Cecilia Paradi-Guilford, MIB 2010, Hungary and United Kingdom

On Fletcher’s Diversity: “One of the reasons I chose Fletcher was its great diversity. The students are roughly 50% international and 50% American, which is reflected in the environment, the talent pool, and the amazingly versatile experiences and skills that people bring to the school and to the other members of the Fletcher community. This manifests itself through the great number of languages spoken at Fletcher, the fantastic cultural nights, the fun atmosphere and cooperative team work. All these different experiences and cultural perspectives come together to produce more profound, more original solutions both in the class room and eventually in the real world for global issues. I have found this environment to be truly stimulating while accepting of different points of view, which I really appreciate. We challenge each other, but always with respect. This is very much the essence of Fletcher.”

Education before Fletcher

University of St Andrews, MA Hons. International Relations and Middle East Studies

Summer Internship

Chemonics, Africa New Business Development, Washington DC, USA

Fields of Study

Strategic Management and International Consultancy
International Development

Experience before Fletcher

The Royal Bank of Scotland
The Council of Europe
Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence

Languages

Hungarian
French
Arabic
English