Prior to setting up Alvarium, Alexander founded and was a Partner at Prostar Capital, a corporate finance and real estate advisory boutique. He was legal counsel to Deutsche Land Group PLC, an AIM-listed real estate investment fund, and before moving in-house he worked as an associate in the real estate investment team at SJ Berwin in London and Paris. Alexander trained as a lawyer in the private client, real estate, regulatory and litigation teams at Bircham Dyson Bell. He studied Law, Finance and Regulation at BPP University Law School in London and Classics & Ancient History at Newcastle University.