MacHmud Makhmudov

About MacHmud Makhmudov

My family immigrated to the United States from Uzbekistan when I was one, and I\'ve spent nearly all of my time since then thinking about how people from different backgrounds can work together to better understand one another and ultimately appreciate and honor the gift of life that we all share. Growing up in metro Atlanta, my dream was to become a professional baseball player. That didn\'t happen because I couldn\'t get my fastball up to 90mph (I blame the Uzbek genetics), but I did have the chance to live a version of that dream and play varsity baseball at Oberlin College in Ohio. There, I was heavily involved in varying forms of public service ranging from teaching environmental science to volunteering on political campaigns, and was fortunate to be named a Truman and Rhodes Scholar to pursue graduate study in political theory at the University in Oxford. After Oxford, my life took a number of unexpected but worthwhile turns, and I found myself working on the Biden 2020 campaign and eventually the White House, where I had the honor of serving alongside my parents\' former colleagues at the CDC to combat COVID across the world. We saved a lot of lives because of U.S. leadership, and I’ll always believe in the capacity of people from across the world to work together for the common good as a result of that experience. Now, I\'m an Associate at Alston & Bird LLP in Atlanta and recent graduate of Stanford Law School. I spend a lot of my free time working with law school and graduate school applicants as a coach on Leland and deeply enjoy thinking through questions of meaning and purpose and what all of these fancy things we put on LinkedIn are good for. I have many thoughts on meritocratic and immigrant culture in America and am always happy to think through next steps with people. A lot of my resume might look fancy, but I\'ve made many more mistakes than I\'ve had successes and am still in many ways just a guy from Gwinnett County, GA who is in awe of the amazing people I\'ve been able to meet and experiences I\'ve been fortunate to have. If I can ever help in any way, please reach out!

Experience

1. Coach

   Leland

   Mar 2024 — Present

   Very grateful for the incredible professional and educational experiences I\'ve had and trying to do my part to pay it forward by helping others achieve their law school and public service dreams. If you want to talk, reach out here:

Education

• University of Oxford

  Master of Philosophy (MPhil), Politics (Political Theory)

  2016 — 2018

• Stanford University Graduate School of Business

  Master of Business Administration - MBA (Dropped Out)

• Stanford Law School

  Juris Doctorate (JD)

  2022 — 2025

• Parkview High School

  High School Diploma

• Oberlin College

  Bachelor of Arts (BA), Politics

  2012 — 2016

Skills

• Communication
• Government
• Speech Writing
• Social Media
• Social Media Marketing
• Community Outreach
• Politics
• Public Policy
• Fundraising
• Research
• Policy
• Policy Analysis
• Grant Writing