Alex Hunter

Alex Hunter is a brand consultant, company advisor, and angel investor in early-stage tech and green companies.

Alex Hunter is also a noted public speaker, appearing at events all over the world such as ad:tech, Future of Web Apps (London & Miami), Thinking Digital, Marketing 2.0, iStrategy, Tech4Africa and Internet World. Hes also spoken at private events for organizations such as Cisco, Infosys and the BBC.

Alex Hunter has served as an advisor to the Prince of Wales Rainforest Trust, specifically around the use of social media and engagement to propagate the Trusts message.

Previously, Alex Hunter served as the global Head of Online for the Virgin Group, overseeing the global digital strategy for the Virgin brand.

Before joining the Virgin Group, Alex was based in California at Virgin America, where he used the web to build a grassroots marketing campaign to garner public support for Virgin Americas certification process on a tight schedule and even tighter budget.

Alex Hunters work was covered by "Time" magazine, CNN, and CNBC, amongst others. He also oversaw the front-end development of Virgin Americas website which has since won several accolades including ad:tech and Webby Award honors.

Alex Hunters work has also been featured in the best-selling book The Whuffie Factor by Tara Hunt.

Alex Hunter has been a mentor at the annual SeedCamp venture capital and angel funding event in London and South Africa, helping young companies refine their marketing and branding before pitching to some of the most influential VCs in the tech community.