Alessandra M. Gest

About Alessandra

Alessandra Gest is a Research Associate for Raines International’s New York office and is responsible for research execution and search support across the firm’s industry and functional practices.

Industry & Consulting Experience

• Alessandra has lived throughout the United States, as well as in Spain and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where she studied as a recipient of the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Abroad scholarship, awarded by the US Department of State. While abroad, she lived with a Serbo-Croatian speaking host family and became involved with her local community via teaching, tutoring, and volunteering.
• Previously, Alessandra worked in Public Relations and Social Media at Beth Dickstein Enterprises.
• Alessandra is proficient in Spanish and conversant in Russian in addition to her native English.  She has also studied French, Serbo-Croatian, and Catalan in the past.
• Alessandra volunteers with Paws NY, a non-profit devoted to ensuring those dealing with disability, aging, and illness stay united with their pets.