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Drahos is expected to graduate from UGA in May 2025 with a triple major in International Affairs, Political Science, and Urban Studies. His academic journey has also included studies abroad: at Istanbul Technical University under the KA171 Erasmus program, he delved into urban economics, planning theory, and GIS; in South America, he worked remotely on urban public space and civic infrastructure initiatives; and in Havana, Cuba, he explored food systems and agriculture policy. Additionally, Drahos studied international conflict at the University of Oxford with Dr. Adam Smith.

Alex was a Chief Operating Office Intern at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, where he wrote autonomous bus grants, organized a construction trades program, and assessed previous strategic plan recommendations. As a Local Pathways Fellow with the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, he works on urban sustainability projects, focusing on transportation systems in Athens-Clarke County, and wrote housing policy memos for a Georgia county commissioner. While backpacking through South America, Alex worked remotely for Reimagining the Civic Commons, assessing congressional budget requests, analyzing digital marketing metrics, and compiling research on public space development to support civic infrastructure across the US. Before this, Drahos worked as a Program Manager at the Center for Advancing Innovation, working on a $75 million grant initiative to launch social impact startups. As a Team Lead in the UGA Student Industry Fellow Program, he has lead teams in prototyping electric vehicle chargers with Schréder, creating feasibility studies for the National Hockey League, designing sustainability solutions for Delta Airlines, and building talent pipeline programs for Cox Enterprises, among other projects.

At UGA, Drahos demonstrates leadership as the former chair of the Office of Active Learning Ambassadors, promoting engaging pedagogy across campus and redesigning curricula for a 600-person Honors courses. He served as the managing editor of the Georgia Political Review, overseeing content on political issues and managing event logistics.

Outside of his professional and academic life, Drahos enjoys backpack travel, playing the cello, board and card games, hiking, attending small concerts, and reading political history novels. Before college, he had been to two countries in the world. Three years later, he’s traveled to 16 (and counting).