Alex Bender
Manager, Accounts & Partners at Swap
New York City Metropolitan Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAlex Bender is a strategic operations and partnerships leader with eight years of cross-sector experience building programs, revenue channels, and community-driven initiatives. Currently managing Accounts & Partners at Swap while consulting at CYVL, he blends business development, finance, and program design to launch scalable commerce and transportation solutions. He’s a founder and operator—leading Populace and the New York City Disc Golf Association—to grow niche communities through design, advocacy, and hands-on operations, from manufacturing to municipal partnerships. Prior roles span finance and BI at Boom Supersonic, M&A advisory at PwC, and strategic initiatives at The Routing Company, reflecting a rare mix of analytical rigor and on-the-ground execution. Known for resisting “that’s how we’ve always done it,” he favors iterative experimentation and measurable change over legacy process. Based in NYC, he pairs engineering-management training with a knack for turning grassroots projects into institutional partnerships.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Grandview High SchoolMaster of Science - MS Engineering Management, Master of Science - MS Engineering Management at Northeastern UniversityKorean Culture and Cinema, Korean Culture and Cinema at Yonsei UniversitySustainable Urban Transportation, Sustainable Urban Transportation at Delft University of Technology
Github Skills (4)
blockchain-platform7
blockchain6
machine-learning5
python5
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
abender14/Blockchain-Capstone
Sep 2019 - Apr 2020
A repository for our ML and Blockchain platform code.
Contributions:118 commits, 71 PRs, 117 pushes in 7 months
pythonblockchainmachine-learningblockchain-platform
abender14/abender14.github.io
Jan 2019 - Jan 2022
Contributions:32 pushes in 3 years
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