Alexandra Lieben serves as Deputy Director of the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations. UCLA’s premier center for the interdisciplinary exploration of international affairs, the Burkle Center advances understanding of complex global issues by fostering research and hosting leading scholars, writers, diplomats, officials, and experts ranging from Amb. Samantha Power, Melinda Gates, and former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to economists Jason Furman, Jeffrey Sachs, and Joseph Stiglitz; from Senator George Mitchell, and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, to former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO General Wesley Clark, and current Secretary of Defense, James Mattis. Responsible for managing the Center’s complex affairs, she oversees all events, programs, and special projects, as well as financial operations and media relations. In addition to her role at the UCLA Burkle Center, Alexandra Lieben is a recognized organizational and management consultant, specializing in systemic organizational development with emphasis on cultural diversity and inclusion. A certified mediator, she also teaches constructive communication and alternative dispute resolution techniques, international conflict resolution, as well as international community and economic development to undergraduate and graduate students at UCLA and to mid-and upper level managers at USC CREATE and USC Safe Communities Institute in their public safety leadership and counter-terrorism programs. Alexandra Lieben's foray into international relations, her appreciation for cultural diversity and desire to align divergent interests and negotiate peaceful co-existence among people began early in life with her entry into the entertainment industry, exposure to different cultures, and years of successful film- and rock concert production (from Miles Davis to David Bowie and the Rolling Stones). Lieben holds a M.A. in Public Policy with a specialization in international conflict resolution from UCLA.