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Alexander leads the UK business and is responsible for the strategic direction and overall performance of Funding Circle in the UK. Alexander joined Funding Circle in early 2018 as UK Strategy Director, before also taking on the roles of Commercial Director and then also Change Director with responsibility for driving commercial performance across the UK business, setting strategic plans, developing and launching new product propositions and managing programme delivery. He has also had spells leading the Marketing, Brand and Operations teams in the UK and Europe.

Prior to Funding Circle, Alexander began his career at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, before going on to serve 7 years as a commissioned officer in the Royal Green Jackets/The Rifles. Since leaving the army he has worked in several roles including 4½ years with Bain & Company in London, advising a number of multinational companies across financial services, utilities, business information, health and education. His specialisms included corporate and business unit strategy, organisational and op model design, salesforce effectiveness and performance improvement. He has also held leadership roles in working with NGOs in Haiti and building a retail services business in the UK and Ireland.

Alexander holds an MA (Oxon) from the University of Oxford and an MBA from INSEAD.