Alec Burger is Non-Executive Chair of The Dot Group, the transformational force in global student living. Based in the US, Alec works closely with the executive team and board of directors to support on global growth strategy and expansion, with specific focus on North America.Previously, Alec Burger was President and CEO of GE Capital and Chairman of GECAS, a global leader in aviation finance. Alec was also president and CEO of GE Capital Real Estate, a leader in commercial real estate that finances and manages properties around the world. Alec joined GE in 1991 and was named a GE Company officer in 2007. He is a GE veteran with a proven record of building GE Capital’s businesses in both North America and Europe.In his previous position as president of the company’s North America division Alec oversaw the lending and investing activities throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico. His strong leadership guided the company through economic cycles. He is known for driving growth and developing talented teams.Prior to that, Alec was the managing director of GE Capital Real Estate – UK from 2002 to 2006, Alec ran a business with annual revenues reaching $800 million. During his tenure, he grew the UK business through asset and portfolio acquisitions including the successful public company acquisitions of Benchmark and Haslemere.Before heading GE Capital Real Estate’s UK division, Alec was vice president of business development and led a number of major strategic real estate acquisitions in the U.S. including Heller Financial, Debis and Security Capital.Prior to that, Alec held a number of leadership positions both in the U.S. and England for GE Capital’s Equipment Leasing Business, including business development for European Equipment Finance, managing director and subsequently Six Sigma leader for Vendor Financial Services.Alec joined GE in 1991 from Bain and Company and before that was a mechanical engineer at Cabot Corporation in Boston.Alec earned a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Trinity College and received his MBA from Northeastern University. He serves on the boards of the National MS Society and Stepping Stone Museum.