Born in Kyiv, Ukraine, Alex immigrated to the U.S. in 1987. A graduate of UMBC and UB Law, he served in the Navy’s JAGC as a prosecutor, Staff Judge Advocate, and a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney. After the Navy, he became a partner with Blades & Rosenfeld, the longest-standing law firm in MD, and focused his practice on business litigation. In 2012, Alex joined a growing Maryland based IT company as its General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer. In 2021, he founded Global Operations Group to help Ukrainian businesses expand into the U.S.
On February 24, 2022, Alex shifted his business and personal efforts to helping the Ukrainian people. He founded Global Operations Group Ukraine Aid, Inc., a non-profit raising funds and collecting supplies so badly needed by the Ukrainians displaced in-country, as well as those defending their homeland against the Russian invasion.
