Alexander Horwitz is LSNYC's Chief Operating Officer and brings to the organization 15 years of leadership, operations, and corporate governance experience. Prior to joining LSNYC, Alexander was the Executive Director of New Yorkers United for Justice, a criminal legal reform advocacy coalition comprised of local and national civil rights leaders and organizations. Earlier in his career, Alexander was the Chief of Staff and Corporate Secretary at The Doe Fund, one of the largest and best-known homeless services and workforce development organizations in the United States.
He has been recognized for his work with the Mutual of America Community Partnership Award and by Crain's New York Business, City & State Magazine, and New York Nonprofit Media. He sits on the boards of several nonprofit organizations including The Liberty Fund, a pretrial services organization and charitable bail fund he helped found in 2017, and has lectured at Baruch College, New York University, and Fordham University. He is a graduate of the University of Chicago.