Alex is an executive coach, leadership advisor, and professor of leadership at UBC Sauder School of Business. He has worked globally with leaders of businesses, governments, nonprofits, and charitable foundations in more than 50 countries. He has been a student of Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche since 1996 and an instructor since 2003. Alex is inspired by Rinpoche’s fresh yet timeless presentation of the Buddhadharma and by his vision and activities to bring the Buddha’s wisdom to the contemporary world. 

Born in London to German and Italian parents, he studied theoretical physics, philosophy of science, computer science, and leadership. He is married with two children.