Alex has over 25 years of financial and executive experience providing finance, accounting, and strategic leadership for growth-oriented private, non-profit organizations, and non-governmental organizations.  Alex – who has lived and worked in Asia, Latin America, and Africa – brings mission knowledge and hands-on experience serving in both start-up as well as sophisticated international non-profits. As a Favor board member, he brings Chief Financial Officer expertise and oversight. Alex holds an MBA in Finance from “Thunderbird” (American Graduate School of Intl. Management), speaks Spanish, and holds various IFRS Accounting Certifications issued by the AICPA.

Recently, Alex was CFO of a $160M medical and social services non-profit organization where he was responsible for all financial operations and accounting matters. There he contributed to the strategic decision making of the organization and supported a diverse management team with financial and accounting services -including reporting, funding, tax filing, and financial compliance. Previously, Alex was CFO of portfolio companies for Millennium Capital Partners, a boutique investment group that provides direct investment and private placement capital and equity financing services. There Alex oversaw strategic turnaround of accounting and finance operations, capital formation, SEC and foreign finance & trade compliance administration, helping stabilize and grow portfolio companies (ranging from start-up to multi-national in size). Some of Alex’s earlier career roles include VP Finance & Accounting for Venture Strategies Innovations (an international non-profit), CFO of UWD Group (USA and Germany), Head of Trade Finance for Honda Motor Co., and Chief Credit Officer for CNH Capital.

Alex has served on several boards during his career including Hearts Afire and The International Visitors Council of Los Angeles, and he was nominated Chair of the Global Initiatives Council for the LA Chamber of Commerce (a group of over 570 companies). Alex was also named as one of the most influential people in international trade in California by the Los Angeles Business Journal. To learn more, please connect on LinkedIn.