Alex joined Aberlour in April 2008 after working for a number of years as the Senior Policy and Parliamentary officer for both Fairbridge in Scotland and YouthLink Scotland, (Scotland’s national youth work agency). He is involved in the coordination of the Parliament's cross party group on Children and Young People and sits on the Scottish Commissioner for Children and Young People's Advisory Committee. He is also a management board and policy committee member of the Scottish Council of Voluntary Organisations and a board member for 'Together- the Scottish alliance for Children’s rights’.
Before entering the voluntary sector some years ago, Alex was employed by the Liberal Democrat group in the Scottish Parliament where he was responsible for researching and articulating policy, particularly pertaining to education and young people. Alex is a graduate of Aberdeen University where he obtained an honours degree in politics and held office as President of the Students' Association. He enjoys surfing, scuba diving and learning Arabic and occasionally writes for the Guardian unlimited website.