Alex has worked in investment Banking, specifically focusing on consulting and financing hedge funds, for the past 13 years. She has also spent some time helping managers raise assets. In that time, she has started two businesses, one in recruitment, the other a social app to facilitate companionship and friendship in large cities. She is a trained personal development and career coach. She mentors refugees in London and is a member of the International Refugee Trust. She has completed a basic accounting qualification and a Sustainable Development Diploma from Columbia University. Alex speaks good French and Spanish and basic Polish. She loves photography and spends her spare time painting her photographs.