Alix is the CEO of GlobalGiving, the first and largest charitable giving platform connecting nonprofits, donors, and companies in more than 170 countries. Prior to GlobalGiving, he co-founded an educational technology company, LearnZillion (acquired in 2019). His previous work experience includes consulting in McKinsey & Company’s Education Practice, teaching middle school and high school mathematics and working in the public finance department at Citigroup. His awards include the NewSchools Venture Fund Entrepreneur of the Year in 2013, FastCompany’s Most Innovative Education Company in 2014, and DC’s Top 40 Entrepreneurs Under 40 in 2016. He currently serves on the board of Candid (formerly GuideStar).
Alix has a Masters in Education from the Stanford University School of Education and an MBA from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. He graduated from Harvard University with an AB in physics and is a proud product of New Haven Public Schools. A first-generation American and child of parents from Haiti and rural Brazil, he lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and two daughters.
