Michael B. Alexander Biographical FAST FACTS

Ninth president of Lasell University
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 46 years, Mary Barbara Alexander, an actress, activist and zoologist
The couple has one daughter, Maggie, who lives and works in Florida
Interests include creative writing, world and American literature, golf and animals