NAELA Announces New CEO

The NAELA Board of Directors is pleased to announce the selection of Alexander T. Graham as NAELA’s new Chief Executive Officer, effective on July 1, 2024.

Alex has over 25 years of association management experience. He is currently President & CEO of the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA). Before his work with FBLA, he served as CEO of the Council for Exceptional Children. His prior association positions include executive director, chief operating officer, chief marketing officer, director of political affairs, and membership director.

Alex’s experience includes managing financial, human resource, and strategic planning programs as well as membership, marketing, government/public affairs, and conference development. In addition to earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Lynchburg in Lynchburg, Virginia, he has earned a Master of Science degree in organizational effectiveness and a Master of Business Administration degree from Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia.