Alex de Carvalho

New-media consultant, speaker, and educator who advises businesses on their use of social networks and social media to build community relationships and brand.

Alex de Carvalho is an adjunct professor at the University of Miami and the founder of StartPR, an online tracking service for reputation management, blogger relations, and brand monitoring. As an advisor to non-profit organizations creating change through media and film, he is currently working with the Knight Center for International Media, including OneWater, a network of journalists and media experts dedicated to illuminating issues arising from the lack of safe and accessible water in developing countries.

Alex organizes regular South Florida tech meetups, including RefreshMiami, BarCampMiami, and MobileMonday Miami.

An MBA graduate from INSEAD, Alex tweets @alexdc and blogs at alexdc.org