Alex Spyropoulos is the Director of Government Relations at Tech:NYC, where he helps lead the organization’s policy and advocacy efforts.

Prior to joining Tech:NYC, Alex worked for the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA), where he was responsible for leading the Association’s advocacy and engagement efforts in the Northeast (NY, NJ, CT, VT, MA, NH, ME, RI), with a focus on policy areas impacting technology companies as well as other sectors of the innovation ecosystem.

Alex previously worked as a part of Weedmaps’ Government Relations team on the East Coast, where he helped lead engagement with government officials to drive forward cannabis legalization and engage on cannabis tech policy. Additionally, Alex previously worked for several years at Kasirer, a lobbying firm in New York, where he helped manage many of the firm’s corporate and legislative clients.

Alex received his Bachelor’s Degree from Union College (NY) and currently resides in Brooklyn.