Dubbed a “campaign magician” by Forbes, Alex Braun is an award-winning strategist, researcher and communications expert. Prior to becoming Chief Strategy Office at HarrisX, he founded and lead the research and international political practices at SKDK, one of America’s top communications and political consultancies. He is also an adjunct professor of campaign management at George Washington University.

Alex specializes in translating research into stories and actionable recommendations. He has conducted hundreds of polls, focus groups and other research instruments for major public affairs, nonprofit, and media organizations and corporations such as Microsoft, Amazon, Pfizer, IBM, Ford, and Comcast.

In the political arena, Alex has worked on more than a hundred political campaigns around the world. In addition to US campaigns, including Biden 2020, he has advised prime ministers in the United Kingdom, India, and Croatia and presidents in Mexico, Ukraine, and the Philippines, among others.

Alex has been named International Campaign Consultant of the Year by the American Association of Political Consultants, and one of its “40 under 40.” He has won the Reed Award and the Polaris Award for his work and frequently speaks about analysis and strategy at conferences and in the media on both sides of the Atlantic.

Additionally, Alex co-founded a global social impact nonprofit Moonshot Platform and a Czech think-tank Solvo. He serves on several nonprofit boards and is active with the Aspen Young Leaders and the American Council of Young Political Leaders programs. He also cofounded an AI-based mental health app and mentors young tech founders.

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Before HarrisX and his decade at SKDK, Alex spent 15 years in journalism, research, and PR. A Fulbright scholar, he has co-authored two (soon three) academic books, and holds degrees from New York University, Central European University in Budapest, and Charles University in Prague.

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