Mr. Alexander brings deep expertise in mathematics and a passion for inspiring problem-solving to his role as Math and Business Subject Expert Teacher at BASIS Independent Fremont. He earned his B.A., M.A., and became a Candidate of Philosophy in Mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley, where he conducted doctoral research in Operator Algebras under Professor Marc Rieffel. In addition to his academic work, Mr. Alexander spent several years consulting in mathematical finance before returning to UC Berkeley in 2021 to earn certification as a full-stack MERN developer. He is currently completing his certification in Data Science.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌​‍‌‌​​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌‌‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‍‍​‌​​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍‌‌

During his time at UC Berkeley, Mr. Alexander contributed to research at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory’s Department of Computational Seismology and the NASA Space Sciences Laboratory through an NSF grant. He also served as a Graduate Student Instructor in Numerical Analysis and held an adjunct position with the UC Berkeley Extension Program.

Mr. Alexander has taught a wide range of subjects—including statistics, calculus, geometry, and physics—through adjunct faculty roles at Laney College, Alameda College, and the California College of the Arts. As an Instructional Designer for the Distributed Learning Workshop, he contributed curriculum to UC Berkeley programs focused on early childhood mathematics education.

Outside of the classroom, Mr. Alexander is a highly experienced tutor and consultant, having supported hundreds of students in achieving success in advanced math competitions and standardized exams, including AMC, Kangaroo Math, AIME, SAT, ACT, and AP courses. He was recognized as “Teacher of the Year” by a prominent Bay Area test-prep company for his work on their SAT and ACT curriculum and has authored multiple test-prep texts and test-generating software.
Mr. Alexander’s teaching philosophy is rooted in the VIM principle: Vision, Intention, and Means. He believes that while he can provide the vision of what great problem-solvers do and offer the tools to get there, students must bring the intention. Above all, he is committed to making math engaging and accessible, and to fostering a lifelong love of learning.

Mr. Alexander is also an avid musician. He spends much of his free time teaching and performing semi-professionally on the guitar, bass, mandolin, banjo and violin. His favorite music currently is bluegrass.