Alex (he/him) is an organic markets specialist. He is passionate about food and supply chains and has had the unique experience of working across the agriculture and food value-chain; from cooking at Eleven Madison Park, to merchandising and trading commodities, and driving business development and sales at growth stage start-ups. Recently, Alex was the Director of Sales at Mercaris, a Price Reporting Agency and trading platform that exclusively operates in organic and non-GMO markets. He holds a B.S. in Food Systems- Applied Economics from The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and an A.O.S. in Pastry Arts from The Culinary Institute of America. Outside the office, you can find him traveling for food & wine, vegetable gardening at his home in Minneapolis, reading too many books at the same time, and constantly “recipe testing”.