Alex is President & CEO of New England Donor Services, the nonprofit Organ Procurement Organization responsible for coordinating organ donation for transplantation in a six state region. NEDS serves over 200 hospitals, 14 transplant centers and a population of 14 million people. Since Alex stepped into the Executive role in 2015, the number of organs transplanted from donors in the region has increased by 84%. In 2021 NEDS successfully completed the first OPO merger in decades. NEDS has been named as a top 100 Female Led Business by the Boston Globe and the Commonwealth Institute for 5 years in a row (2018-2022).
Alex is a recognized thought leader on transplant policy, law and ethics having held numerous leadership positions including Chair of the OPTN Ethics Committee, Chair of the OPTN Policy Oversight Committee, and two appointments to the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Advisory Committee on Organ Transplantation. Alex serves on several Boards including Donate Life America and worked on the venture with Apple to enable donor registration through the iPhone.
Alex is an assistant professor at Brown University where she teaches courses in health law and public health leadership. Previously, Alex practiced law at the firm Ropes & Gray. Alex holds an undergraduate degree in bioethics from Brown University and a JD-MPH magna cum laude from Boston University.
