Meet Alex
Alex grew up in Atlanta.
He attended college at Georgia Tech.
He started and ran a small business for more than 20 years.
He made Morningside his home for more than 15 years.
Now he is your voice on the Atlanta City Council.
Take a few minutes to learn about him and then share your thoughts and ideas for the future of Atlanta.
Business acumen
- Engineer by training with hands-on business, management and finance experience
- Has balanced budgets, met payroll
- Understands both the revenue and the expense side of challenges and solutions
- Knows how to make difficult choices when resources are scarce
Wide breadth of long-time community service
- Member of the Morningside Lenox Park Neighborhood Association; 15+ year Morningside resident
- Morningside Lenox Park Association Business Liaison for 2008
- Graduate of Leadership Atlanta and Leadership DeKalb, and chaired the latter
- Serves on the Board of Directors of the Atlanta Development Authority (Treasurer and Finance Committee Chair)
- Former Atlanta Volunteer Chair and Atlanta Federal Club (donor circle) Co-Chair for the Human Rights Campaign
- Founded and served as the first president of an all-volunteer non-profit benefitting socio-economically disadvantaged children
- On the board of the Asian American Heritage Foundation
- Previously served on the Insurance Commissioner’s Better Georgia Executive Round Table and the Governor’s Small Business Advisory Council
Accessible leader, neighbor, friend
- The temperament you want in a trusted leader – a natural listener and consensus-builder who builds strong effective relationships and speaks his mind concisely
- Raised in Atlanta from the age of three (Morningside resident for 15 years)
- Many accolades, including Georgia Trend Magazine’s “Forty Under 40” and the Georgia Asian Times “25 Most Influential Asian Americans in Georgia”
- A fitness enthusiast who is a certified SCUBA diver, and has completed marathons and half marathons
Alex’s “day job” reflects the blending of his best business, community and personal characteristics: He is Director of Development for Jerusalem House, Atlanta's oldest and largest provider of permanent, supportive housing for homeless or low-income individuals and families living with HIV/AIDS.
Photos by Dan Lax.
