Alex Budak
Alex Budak helps people spark change, find fulfillment, and make an impact wherever they go.
An award-winning faculty member at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and School of Public Health, his impact-focused courses teach students to think, act, and lead differently — and have even inspired student tattoos.
His book, Becoming a Changemaker, is being translated into over 25 languages. CNBC named it a top 5 non-fiction book about work.
Alex began his hands-on, community-driven change work as co-founder of StartSomeGood. The platform has raised millions of dollars to help launch and scale new change efforts in over 50 countries.
A UCLA and Georgetown graduate, he has spoken on leadership, change, and meaning around the world, from Ukraine to Cambodia. He regularly leads workshops and keynotes for organizations like Accenture, Salesforce, The World Bank and UNHCR.
A few more things: Alex loves traveling (39 countries and counting), trying new workouts, and spending time with his favorite changemakers—his wife Rebecca and their toddler son. He also once learned the hard way to never go budget skydiving.