About Alex

Alex at a glance

Alex Wan, an active business and community leader, is seeking the Atlanta City Council District 6 seat.

Business acumen

Engineer by training with hands-on business, management and finance experience
Has balanced budgets, met payroll
Understands both the revenue and the expense side of challenges and solutions
Knows how to make difficult choices when resources are scarce

Wide breadth of long-time community service

Member of the Morningside Lenox Park Neighborhood Association; 15+ year Morningside resident
Morningside Lenox Park Association Business Liaison for 2008
Graduate of Leadership Atlanta and Leadership DeKalb, and chaired the latter
Serves on the Board of Directors of the Atlanta Development Authority (Treasurer and Finance Committee Chair)
Former Atlanta Volunteer Chair and Atlanta Federal Club (donor circle) Co-Chair for the Human Rights Campaign
Founded and served as the first president of an all-volunteer non-profit benefitting socio-economically disadvantaged children
On the board of the Asian American Heritage Foundation
Previously served on the Insurance Commissioner’s Better Georgia Executive Round Table and the Governor’s Small Business Advisory Council

Accessible leader, neighbor, friend

The temperament you want in a trusted leader – a natural listener and consensus-builder who builds strong effective relationships and speaks his mind concisely
Raised in Atlanta from the age of three (Morningside resident for 15 years)
Many accolades, including Georgia Trend Magazine’s “Forty Under 40” and the Georgia Asian Times “25 Most Influential Asian Americans in Georgia”
A fitness enthusiast who is a certified SCUBA diver, and has completed marathons and half marathons

Alex’s “day job” reflects the blending of his best business, community and personal characteristics: He is Director of Development for Jerusalem House, Atlanta's oldest and largest provider of permanent, supportive housing for homeless or low-income individuals and families living with HIV/AIDS.