As Senior Vice President of Community Impact Leadership at United Way of America, Alex has the overall responsibility for directing the work of Community Impact, including developing the knowledge, products and services to accelerate the ability of local United Ways to achieve community level results. Alex is also responsible for establishing and implementing the strategies to bring to scale United Way of America’s national impact agenda, including national coverage of the 2-1-1 human services information line, the Success by 6/Born Learning early childhood education initiative, and the Assets for Family Success economic self-sufficiency program for working families.

Before coming to United Way of America Alex served as the President and CEO of United Neighborhood Centers of America, Inc., (UNCA) the national, non-profit association of settlement houses and community centers. UNCA maintained a dedicated membership of 200 organizations from all across the country representing approximately 800 facilities with combined annual budgets well in excess of one billion dollars. Prior to working with UNCA, Alex served as the Executive Director of the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) and its non-profit sister organization, the Hispanic National Bar Foundation (HNBF) in Washington, DC. Alex was selected to serve with the HNBA and HNBF from his position as Executive Director of Esperanza, Inc., Ohio’s Hispanic scholarship and education non-profit organization. Before dedicating his career to non-profit leadership Alex practiced commercial law as an attorney with the law firm of Thompson, Hine, in Cleveland, Ohio.

Alex earned a Bachelors degree from Boston College, a law degree from The University of Michigan, and a Masters Degree in Administration from the University of Pennsylvania.