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Michael B. Alexander Biographical FAST FACTS

Ninth president of Lasell College

Began tenure as president on July 1, 2007

Has had successful corporate careers in media and entertainment, and technology

Served as Executive Assistant to the President of Barnard College from 1979-1981

Worked with Lew Wasserman at MCA, Inc., the entertainment conglomerate, and its subsidiaries and acquisitions

Served as President and General Manager of WWOR-TV (New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut)

Formed a limited partnership to invest in computer software companies In 1993

Chairman and CEO of Intermetrics and its acquisitions, merging with the Titan Corporation, a publicly traded NYSE company, in 2000

Managing Partner and Founder of Echo Bridge Entertainment, LLC

Served on the Board of Bloomfield College, chairing the Academic Affairs Committee and also serving on the Executive Committee

Served on the Board of Antioch University

Holds an A.B. degree in History and Literature from Harvard University

Holds an M.A. degree in Education from Ohio State University

Completed coursework toward his doctorate at the Harvard Graduate School of Education

Lives in Massachusetts with his wife of 36 years, Mary Barbara Alexander, an actress, activist and zoologist.

The couple has a 24-year-old daughter, Maggie.

Interests include creative writing, world and American literature, golf and animals

Faculty Profile

Jeffrey S. Martin, Ph.D.Program Director and Assistant Professor of Exercise ScienceDr. Martin’s professional experiences include work as a fitness director, personal trainer, and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist for collegiate student-athletes.

News Highlight

Lasell College Wins NEA Grant to Create Online Fashion Design Catalog Thursday, May 2, 2013Lasell College President Michael B. Alexander announced today that the College is the recipient of a $20,000 2013 National Endowment for the Arts matching grant to assist in the creation of an online fashion design catalog. The Lasell grant proposal was one of 50 grants funded by the NEA in its Art Works Design category.