Joe Biden, the President-Elect of the United States of America, is just a man. And yet, in the deep wisdom found in democracy, he may be exactly
When History Finally Makes Sense
Continue Reading
Alex is the co-founder of Jackson Hole Economics, a non-profit research organization which provides analysis of key topics in the political economy, and develops actionable ideas for how sustainable growth can be achieved
Alex is also the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Novata, a mission-driven and technology-powered public benefit corporation designed to improve the process of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) diligence in the private markets. Backed by a unique consortium, which includes the Ford Foundation, S&P Global, Hamilton Lane and Omidyar Network, Novata has created an independent, unbiased and flexible platform for the private markets to more consistently measure, analyze and report on relevant ESG data.
With two decades of experience in the financial and non-profit spaces, Alex has led a number of sustainable growth and transformation efforts. He is a former CEO of GAM Holdings and Chief Investment Officer of UBS, and also served as the Chief Financial Officer of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, where he created the foundation's strategic investment fund.
Alex was a White House Fellow and an assistant to the Secretary of Defense. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Franklin Resources, Inc. (Franklin Templeton), a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Chair of the Advisory Board of Project Syndicate and a board member of the American Alpine Club. Alex also writes regularly for various news outlets and is the author of Babu's Bindi and The Big Thing: Brave Bea, both children's books.
Alex holds a JD from Columbia Law School, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, an MBA from Columbia Business School, and a BA from Princeton University.
The Meaning of 200,000 COVID-19 Deaths
Americans’ desensitization to the pandemic’s skyrocketing death toll vindicates Joseph Stalin’s famous observation: “One death is
A K-Shaped Recovery is a Disaster
The stock market is soaring while small businesses are dying. It can’t go on this way. A K-shaped recovery is a disaster, and would undermine
Joe Biden, Redemption and The American Dream
There were no special effects, no crowds, no band, no balloons. But, none of this was needed. As Joe Biden looked at a blank camera, with
A 100-day Agenda to Reunite America
After four years of a president who has deliberately tried to divide Americans, the United States can and must find common purpose to address
The Dream Called the United States
The United States was to be a shining city on hill. A nation, rooted in exceptionalism, destined to transform the world for the positive.
What American Moral Leadership Should Look Like
At a time when guidance and inspiration from the White House is missing, it is helpful to remind ourselves of what real American moral leadership
The Big Thing
The Big Thing explains the Covid-19 crisis through the eyes of a 5 year old girl, and teaches children about the idea of silver linings and
How Capitalism Must Change
The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed fundamental fault lines in the reigning business model of the past 40 years.
What Trump Needs To Say
As in past global and national emergencies, the COVID-19 pandemic is a crisis that demands leadership from the highest levels.
Should Markets Be Closed?
Today, our species is in panic. COVID-19 is driving upheaval in every human realm. There can be no doubt that the primary mission is to slow
The Reality of Wyoming’s Fiscal Future
Few images better capture the Wild West’s by-gone era of adventure and lawlessness than ‘most wanted’ posters adorned with the grimacing