Alumni

Alex currently leads the Corporate Affairs Practice at VOX Global, a DC based Public Affairs firm where he provides strategic council to C-level executives and their teams at Fortune 100 companies focused on enhancing corporate reputation at the intersection of business, public policy and corporate social responsibility issues.

Before joining VOX, Alex led Corporate Social Responsibility Communications at the telecom company Sprint, now T-Mobile. Prior to his time at Sprint, Alex led Community Affairs for the NFL’s Washington Commanders including the establishment of the team’s first philanthropic foundation and the development of the team’s signature community outreach programs.

A graduate of Bates College in Lewiston, Maine Alex lives in Falls Church, Virginia with his wife and two teenage daughters. A self-professed weather geek, Alex is known to check several Doppler radar apps on his phone during weather events. He also serves on the Board of Mclean Youth Soccer and the Bates College Alumni Council.

Charles (Chuck) James ’78 consults with businesses regarding business strategy, product development, marketing, sustainability, and how executives make decisions. He has more than 40 years of sales & marketing management, sales enablement, and leadership experience.  Chuck most recently co-instructed a business methods course at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, as an Adjunct Professor.

Chuck was an award-winning sales and marketing leader at firms such as IBM, Hewlett Packard and Xerox, plus their subsidiaries and spinoffs. He is a certified instructor. He also worked for the cloud software company, ServiceNow, and internet start-up Cyveillance.

While at Xerox, Chuck worked on the development of Xerox’ offering for School to Work and Welfare to Work. On Capital Hill, he presented United States Congressional Testimony about  Xerox’ Veterans programs.

Chuck holds a Bachelor of Arts degree (Economics) from Bates College in Lewiston,  Maine, and has done additional study in computing technologies at the State University of New York. His undergraduate thesis discussed business development in Harlem. He currently mentors undergraduates and alumni of Bates. Chuck is currently serving on the Bates College Alumni Council, which provides alumni input to the college. Mr. James is the president of his college class and treasurer of the Benjamin Mays Black  Alumni Society.  He is a member of the College Key. 

Currently, Chuck volunteers with the City of Coral Springs, Florida, police and fire departments.  He has been honored by the City of Coral Springs for his contributions.  

Steve Coupet is a Data & AI/ML Product Director on the Firmwide Data & Analytics team at JP Morgan Chase.  Steve helps sub-businesses across the firm scale their D&A operations for responsible AI and decision-making.

A Bates College Economics graduate, Steve brings a human-centered lens to emerging technology—bridging complex technical systems with thoughtful leadership, governance, and design. His career spans global financial institutions, cross-functional product leadership, and team development across the U.S. and abroad.

Steve is passionate about mentoring the next generation of leaders and helping students see how curiosity, critical thinking, and empathy translate into impactful careers in AI and technology—regardless of undergraduate major.

Joselle is the founder of On Point Capital. More coming soon.

Professor and Chair of Digital and Computational Studies, Bates College. Dr. Carrie Diaz Eaton uses a mixed methods approach to research in complex adaptive and co-evolving systems. Their primary research area is in inclusive and interdisciplinary undergraduate STEM education. Diaz Eaton uses a mix of modeling, computational text analysis, data analysis, surveys, ethnography, digital narratives, online communication, and community-based approaches to explore ask how systems are changing and to leverage these insights into change through advocacy.

Kyle Flaherty is a cybersecurity CMO with experience scaling organizations from startup to IPO. His focus is to understand the practical realities of building brands and capturing demand in a cybersecurity market that has a complex buyer’s journey. Most recently Kyle led a dramatic pivot in marketing strategy not only using AI but to also take advantage of the shifting buyer’s journey brought on by AI. A member of the Bates College Class of 1997, Kyle lives south of Boston with his family, who are all sick of him forcing them to regularly change their passwords.