Alex joined Arts Commons as President & CEO in May 2020, after nearly two decades of leadership roles in New York City, most notably as the senior executive at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts responsible for international consulting, regranting initiatives, artistic programming for young audiences and families, community engagement, and the institution’s famed education department. Prior to his time at Lincoln Center, Alex served as the Director of Education of the award-winning, off-Broadway MCC Theater, where he had the pleasure of working with a roster of acclaimed artists, including Theatre Calgary’s Artistic Director, Stafford Arima.

As a recognized authority on the civic role of arts institutions, Alex has worked on cultural projects in 15 countries spanning five continents, and has taught at New York University, Pace University, and City College of New York. He has served on governing boards and special advisory committees for institutions including Tourism Calgary, the Calgary Downtown Association, SXSW, Museo de Arts Moderno de Buenos Aires, The New Group, and the Varkey Foundation’s Global Teacher Prize.

A proud member of the 2022 class of Calgary’s Top 40 Under 40, he received undergraduate and graduate degrees from New York University, is a graduate of the CommunityShift program at Western University’s Ivey School of Business, and was an inaugural graduate of the Impact Program for Arts Leaders at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.

His book, The Audacity of Relevance: Critical Conversations on the Future of Arts and Culture (ECW Press) is available wherever books are sold.