Aleksei Kaminski

As Community Engagement and Project Manager at the IJ Clinic on Entrepreneurship, Aleksei is responsible for the IJ Clinic’s reputation and presence with stakeholders, lower-income founders, and business leaders in the City of Chicago. He manages the IJ Clinic’s annual programs including: South Side Pitch, business legal seminars for small business owners, and the client recruitment process. He also maintains additional oversight on strategic annual projects involving the IJ Clinic’s grassroots organizing campaigns, legislative advocacy in Chicago and the State of Illinois, and outreach through public and private events and digital communications.

Prior to joining the IJ Clinic on Entrepreneurship, Aleksei was a Fulbright Scholar at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. During his Fulbright grant, he directed a mixed-methods research project analyzing trends in voting behavior and engagement during the 2022 Brazilian general election. Prior to his research, Aleksei supported social media and election-monitoring initiatives at The Carter Center and research centers, such as Hacks/Hackers. Aleksei studied Economics at Emory University, graduating magna cum laude in 2020.