Alex is CEO of Bourne Education Trust (BET), a regional MAT of 26 schools covering the primary, secondary and specialist sectors. He has led BET through its initial incarnation as a school turnaround specialist to where it is now: a broad and varied organisation that learns and works without borders and embraces the benefits and opportunities of working across the different elements of the education sector. In 2023 he launched AI-in-Education alongside Anthony Seldon, Britain's first cross-sector body committed to ensuring AI benefits everyone involved in education. Alex was awarded an OBE for services to education in 2021.