Kevin F.

Adler
adler.kevin [at] gmail [dot] com
www.linkedin.com/in/kevinadler

EDUCATION
ST. CATHARINE’S COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE | Cambridge, UK 2007-2009
Master of Philosophy in Sociology; Second Class Honors, Upper Division (2:1)
 Conducted field research analyzing the impact of a 500-year flood on social capital and
community life in Cedar Rapids, IA; published findings in peer-reviewed book (forthcoming)
 Earned mark of “Distinction” for dissertation; will graduate in the top 5% of program cohort
 Recipient of competitive awards at MPSA and BRISMES Graduate research conferences

OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE | Los Angeles, CA 2003-2007

Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude in Politics, 3.85 GPA; completed honors thesis; minor in IR
 Presented research at major int’l conferences; successfully wrote grants totaling over $15,000
 Recipient of the Culley Award for general excellence (2007), Politics Department Student of
the Year and Jane Jaquette Service Award (2007), Mitchell Endowed Scholarship (2006) and
List Award (2006) for academic achievement, and Boys State Leadership Scholarship (2003)
 Analyzed industry trends as a director of the Blyth Fund (2004-07); 50% growth under tenure

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON | London, UK 2005-2006

Study Abroad in Political Studies, 4.0 GPA

EXPERIENCE
BETTERGRADS | San Francisco, CA 2009-present
Executive Director and Founder
 Directing strategy for college access nonprofit; managing operations, programs, marketing,
and a national team of 12 volunteers; served over 1500 students; grew website to 150 articles
 Designed and implemented innovative eMentoring partnership program between 12 mentors
from Stanford University student group and 22 sophomores at under-resourced high school

NUALERTS | San Francisco, CA 2009-2010

Community Manager
 Managed sensitive relationships with base of 30 high profile users to ensure satisfaction and
effective usage of social media communication platform; developed, delivered product demos
 Directed logistics for use of customized voting platform at a major annual wine tasting event,
surpassing targets by 400% (total of 1500 sign-ups using SMS and paper-based voting)

CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | Los Angeles, CA 2007

Research Intern
 Performed operational and comparative analyses of Career Technical Education (CTE)
programs in Los Angeles County public high schools; interviewed key personnel in districts
 Determined best practices and potential risks; developed recommendations and produced a
report that served as a basis for a countrywide inventory of CTE programs

PERSONAL
Service Awesome Foundation SF Board Member (micro-grants for projects) ▪ Mentor to at-risk youth
Founder of Cancun Can Wait (2006-07) ▪ President of Occidental Democrats (2004-07)
Honors Rotary District Ambassadorial Scholarship (2010-11) ▪ Nat’l Student Diplomat Essay Contest
winner, published in Int’l Educator and Abroad View (2006) ▪ CA Young Dems ROY (2005)
Interests Spanish ▪ Captain of college basketball and rowing teams (2008) ▪ Acting ▪ Writing ▪ Travel