Alex Hildebrand, MSM, is an Associate with LA Piana Associates. Alex specializes in organizational assessment, strategic planning, process improvement, board development, and whole systems change. He has 10 years of experience performing nonprofit management and consulting from a wide range of professional orientations.

Prior to joining La Piana, Alex was an Associate Consultant at BTW informing change, where he evaluated the effectiveness of foundation and nonprofit initiatives and programs, and developed the capacity of leaders and groups to work more strategically together.

Before his transition into consulting, Alex was Executive Director of the Maine Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and Development Director for an adventure-based youth development program in Portland, Maine. Alex has substantial experience in the child care sector, and has written several reports and methodology guides on the economic impact of child care. He has also worked as a Public Policy Associate for statewide child advocacy organizations in both Oregon and Maryland, and ran a shelter for homeless youth in Portland, Oregon.
 
Alex is currently a board member with Peace Brigades International/USA. His past volunteer experience includes serving on the Maine Commission of Community Service, the Maine Governor’s Task Force on Early Childhood, and the Advisory Board for the Chrysalis Youth Action Fund at Maine Initiatives.

Alex holds an MS in Management from Antioch New England Graduate School and a BA in Political Science from Cornell University.

Alex and his wife, Carol, an educational consultant, live in San Francisco and love enjoying the spectacular Bay Area outdoors. Alex likes to be in the ocean in particular, either on a surfboard or in a sea kayak. Other activities filling his precious spare time include playing soccer, making music, and reading anything written by a talented writer.