Name:  Alexandra Basso
Company:  Aerotek Energy Services
Title:  Account Manager

How did you get to Austin?
The University of Texas (hook ‘em!)

Why did you join the AYC?
To get involved with the Energy & Emerging Technology Committee and meet young professionals

What is your favorite lunch spot?
Leaf

If you could have any super power, what would it be and what would you use it for?
Apparition (Harry Potter fans- you feel me?).  I would use it to travel anywhere I want, anytime I want.

If you could have any celebrity live next door to you, who would it be?
Paul Rudd.  He’s funny, awkward sweet, cute… I’d never get sick of him!

What are your top 3 things to do/see in Austin?
Eat amazing food (so many good restaurant options), spend time on town lake (paddle board, kayak, run, volunteer to walk a Austin Pets Alive! Dog), tailgate/go to a UT Football game.

If you played hooky for a day, where would we find you?
Deep Eddy.

When people ask you what you do for a living, what do you tell them?
I provide recruiting services for energy companies in Austin.

What do you think is the best invention in the past 50 years?
The Internet

Who was your first Facebook friend?
One of my best friends from high school (as soon as I got my college e-mail address, since Facebook was limited to college students only back then- crazy).

If you couldn’t live in Austin, where would you want to live?
Colorado Springs