Alex leads the Investment Pipelines workstream, to support the mobilisation of investment to meet development priorities in the global south. A former fund manager, he has over 25 years of experience in finance, enterprise and academia. Concurrently, Alex is Founder in Residence at the University of Oxford's Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, where he works with students and staff to support for-purpose entrepreneurship. He also teaches on various undergraduate, postgraduate and executive education courses within the department, and supervises a small number of doctoral students. Separate to his part-time university commitments, Alex runs Watermarq, an early stage firm working on new approaches to valuing water. His other external appointments include Chief Investment Advisor to the Africa Water Investment Programme, Member of the Global Water Partnership's Technical Committee, and Court member of the Worshipful Company of Water Conservators. Alex holds a master's degree with distinction in water science, policy and management, and a doctorate in water risk; both from the University of Oxford.