Jonathan Alba, IC2 Institute

Turning Research into Impact on Developing Economies: 40 years of "Thinking and Doing" 

About our speaker: 

Jonathan Alba has 10 years of experience helping people from all walks of life communicate effectively and with confidence, build dynamic teams, and develop their visions. He blends the disciplines of communication, entrepreneurship, and cognitive psychology to help entrepreneurs craft pitches, develop value propositions, create persuasive marketing strategies, and build cohesive teams.

He currently is a researcher at the IC² Institute at The University of Texas at Austin. His mission is to apply the Institute's 40 years of “thinking and doing” in entrepreneurship and economic development to help struggling economies innovate and attract talent.

He has worked with city leaders and organizations in Sweden, India, Ecuador and across the United States to build entrepreneurial cultures. He is a certified corporate trainer and holds a Master’s degree from Texas State University in Communication Studies.