Alex is Senior Manager, Arctic Programs at Ocean Conservancy where he works on our efforts to protect the Central Arctic Ocean. Alex has a broad background in conservation, policy, and the Arctic having come to Ocean Conservancy from the International Arctic Research Center’s Study of Environmental Arctic Change. There, he supported over a dozen policy and research projects with Arctic community members, scientists, and decision makers. He has also worked on Arctic policy with the World Wildlife Fund and Polar Bears International, and conservation outreach and education at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago.

Alex holds a master’s degree in international environmental policy from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies and a bachelor’s in physics from Lawrence University. He is based in Bend, Oregon where – as you’d expect – he enjoys mountain biking, hiking, and skiing along with playing viola in ensembles around town.