Alex joined the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) as Head of New Media in September 2006. Alex oversees the online delivery of all LOCOG’s major consumer programmes including communications, ticketing, volunteering, ecommerce, torch relay, mascot, ceremonies and education.

In 2012 he will oversee London 2012’s Games time Internet results and information service across web, mobile and social media which is expected to record over 1 billion visits.

Previously as co-founder of Emerging Media Alex conceived and delivered the world's first international 2020 cricket tournament which was televised to 200 million viewers in 20 countries, developed a reality TV concept broadcast by a major Indian TV network.

Before that as co-founder and latterly Chairman Alex turned CricInfo from a raw start up into a profitable business with 20 million customers and 65 staff in eight countries. He raised £25 million in four funding rounds and generated £1.7 million pounds of profitable turnover making CricInfo the only independent sports dotcom to survive the boom and bust of the early 2000s. CricInfo was sold to ESPN in the summer of 2007.

Alex was also a senior member of a team that built the Guardian newspaper's websites.

Alex has worked for 16 years in new media and was also responsible for award winning websites including the UK's first general election website and the first online government white paper consultation.

Alex is married with two young children and is a keen competitive road and track cyclist. He is a non-executive Director of Datatracks UK ltd and The Pensions Advisory Service.