Alex Rose

Alex Rose channels his government, legal, and activism experience into his work at Fairmark. Prior to joining the firm, Alex served as Special Advisor to the New York Governor’s Counsel. In that role, he worked with several agencies on a host of legal disputes, advised on policy strategy, co-drafted regulations and administrative code, and served as Counsel’s personal speechwriter.  

While there, Alex served on the Council on Community Reentry and Reintegration: a public-private body tasked with removing legal and societal barriers faced by those with convictions. In this role, he advocated for and worked on institutional reforms concerning bail, sentencing, work release, sealing and expungement, access to housing and healthcare, restorative justice, parole, and clemency. He also served on the team reviewing clemency petitions, wherein he made recommendations for pardons and commutations. 

Prior to government service, Alex worked for campaigns, think tanks, and multiple publications, including the Moscow Times, where he was a reporter on the crime and news beats, and the New Yorker Magazine, where he was briefly at the Cartoons Desk. 

Alex got his J.D. from NYU Law and his A.B. from Harvard College. He is licensed to practice law in New York.

A dual-citizen, Alex is originally from Montreal, Canada, but has roots in Boston as well.