Alex is an undergraduate student studying Business and Technology Management at New York University, minoring in Business Studies and Computer Science. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Alex spent time growing up both in Hangzhou, China, and Princeton, New Jersey.
Alex currently serves as a Youth Representative to the United Nations for the Global Youth Mentorship Initiative. Since joining GYMI in 2016, Alex focused on sustainable education and culture exchange for underprivileged youth in developing nations. He led a team of ten teachers in China for the GYMI summer program in 2017, providing education on subjects that are unique to the target students. Alex also served as a member of the Youth Sub-Committee for the 67th UN DPI NGO conference in 2018.
As a member of the Youth Steering Committee, Alex strives to promote cultural & social exchanges for youth around the world.