
Alexander graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a B.Comm with honours in marketing and is the eleventh generation Chief Executive of C. Hoare & Co. Prior to joining the bank he worked as a marketing consultant for PA Consulting Group until 1987. Alexander is non-executive director of Jupiter Green Investment Trust, a member of the Westminster Abbey Finance and Advisory Council, a trustee of Training for Life, a former trustee of Trinity Hospice, and a former President of the Groupement European de Banques.
Alexander's recreations involve many sports, notably cricket, tennis, real tennis and sailing. He also likes to travel off the beaten track.