Alexandra Acker-Lyons

For nearly 20 years, Alexandra Acker-Lyons has worked for candidates and campaigns, party committees, progressive organizations, and leading donors.

Alexandra is the President and Founder of AL Advising, a philanthropic and political consulting firm. AL Advising works with progressive philanthropists to create a portfolio of civic engagement, policy, and advocacy investments including 501c3, 501c4, candidate, and related political giving. She is also the Director of Strategic Initiatives for the Chambers Initiative, a family office based in Denver.

From 2011-2015, Alexandra served as Director of the Youth Engagement Fund at the Democracy Alliance, raising and re-granting over $5 million to youth-focused civic engagement efforts. She led the Young Democrats of America as Executive Director during the historic 2008 election cycle. Alexandra served as the Executive Director of Democratic GAIN, professional organization for political operatives, for the 2010 election cycle, having previously worked for GAIN as Training Director. She has also worked in various capacities for the John Kerry for President Campaign and the Democratic National Committee, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, and Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY). Alexandra is also the author of The Political Ladder: Insider Tips on Getting a Job in Politics, published in 2012.

Alexandra currently serves on the Boards of the Alliance for Youth Action, Deliver My Vote, and ProgressNow Colorado. She graduated summa cum laude from the State University of New York at Binghamton. Originally from Nyack, NY, Alexandra previously lived in Washington, DC and Palo Alto, CA. She currently lives in Denver, CO with her husband and four-year-old son.