Alex spent two decades as an editor at some of America’s top magazines, culminating in nine years atop the masthead at Condé Nast’s Details. During that time, Alex distinguished himself by combining hard-hitting journalism with incisive cultural observation. He has led and launched zeitgeist-tapping titles, worked with the country’s leading writers, championed new literary voices, and earned numerous awards, including the National Magazine Award for General Excellence.

As a writer, Alex has produced profiles, essays, and narrative features of all stripes. His work has appeared in numerous publications, including Bloomberg Businessweek, Condé Nast Traveler, Departures, Details, Entertainment Weekly, Esquire, Fast Company, GQ, The Hollywood Reporter, Inc., InStyle, Los Angeles Magazine, The Los Angeles Times, Medium, Men’s Health, Men’s Journal, The New York Times, Playboy, Rolling Stone, Salon, T: The New York Times Style Magazine, Town & Country, Travel + Leisure, Vibe, Wired, and WSJ.Magazine. In addition, Alex is the author of the forthcoming The Book of Buddy: Inside the Making of Elf, the Last Christmas Classic, to be published in fall 2028 by Grand Central Publishing/Hachette Book Group.

In 2024, Alex co-founded Feature Well Productions, which develops narrative audio, print, and documentary projects that begin in the nonfiction space but can extend far beyond it.

A proud son of Flatbush, Brooklyn, Alex moved to the East Side of Los Angeles, like the Dodgers before him, where he now lives with his wife and dogs, Primo and Dosa.