For nearly 20 years, Alexandra Acker-Lyons has worked for some of the nation’s most prominent donors, campaigns, and progressive organizations. Alexandra is the President and Founder of AL Advising, a philanthropic and political consulting firm. AL Advising works with progressive philanthropists to create a portfolio of civic engagement, policy, and advocacy investments including 501c3, 501c4, candidate, and related political giving. She is also the Political Director of Electing Women Bay Area and the Electing Women Alliance.Alexandra is a recognized political commentator and travels internationally as a trainer for the National Democratic Institute. She is also the author of The Political Ladder: Insider Tips on Getting a Job in Politics, published in 2012. From 2011-2015, Alexandra served as Director of the Youth Engagement Fund at the Democracy Alliance, working with individual and institutional donors to fund youth-focused voter engagement. She also led the Young Democrats of America as Executive Director during the historic 2008 election cycle. Alexandra served as the Executive Director of Democratic GAIN, the professional organization for political operatives, for the 2010 election cycle having previously worked for GAIN as Training Director. She has also worked in various capacities for the John Kerry for President Campaign and the Democratic National Committee, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, and Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY).Alexandra currently serves on the Boards of the Colorado Democracy Alliance, Planned Parenthood Federation of America Action Fund, and Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains Action Fund. She graduated summa cum laude from the State University of New York at Binghamton in 2000 with a B.A. in political science. She is a native of Nyack, NY, has lived in Washington, DC; Philadelphia, PA; and Palo Alto, CA. Alexandra now lives in Denver, CO with her husband, Jonathan Lyons, and their son, Abraham.