Before Alexander joined Invesco in October 2004, he was responsible for the asset allocation and manager selection process for high net worth individuals at Feri in Bad Homburg. He started his investment career in 1994 at ABN AMRO in Frankfurt.

He received a "Diplom Kaufmann" degree from Fernuniversitaet Hagen in 1997. Alexander is a CFA Charterholder and a member of the German CFA Society.