Alex holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree and a Masters of Public Policy and Management from the University of Melbourne. He is currently completing a Postgraduate Diploma in Management (Marketing) at the Melbourne Business School.

He is a campaigns, marketing and policy professional with strong experience across the union and non-profit sectors. Alex has delivering successful marketing and fundraising campaigns and in 2012 worked with the Obama for America campaign in Massachusetts. His experience is complemented by leadership roles in community and political organisations (with a focus on climate change policy action).

He has been at the front line of world-class communications and marketing campaigns and has worked on highly successful political, industrial and fundraising campaigns. Alex has exceptional people-management skills, managing organising and marketing teams, and volunteers in number of roles.

He has excelled in tough environments of politics including in tactical units for Australian and American election campaigns. Alex is experienced in the design and influence of specific policies at State and Federal Government levels, and has first-hand experience with political & community campaigning.

For over a decade, he has brought innovative marketing communications techniques to the union and non-profit sector, effectively melding online campaign techniques with traditional approaches.

As a published author, Alex has also free-lanced as a speech-writer, public relations advisor and researcher.

Alex lectured at Victoria University on public relations and media management, and guest lectured at US institutions. He is a Climate Reality Project Presenter and was personally trained by the Hon. Al Gore in 2009. From 2008-12 he was National Secretary of LEAN and in 2012 joined the board of The Wilderness Society (Victoria).