Mark C. Alexander has always been interested in the realms of law, politics, and democracy. He said it was one of the reasons he went to law school.
To Alexander, the legal profession is ultimately about serving communities and justice.
“So much of my career I did my scholarship in the field of election law,” said Alexander, the Arthur J. Kania Dean and Professor of Law at Villanova University. “I find it very interesting, and I find it really important for our society. ... I think it’s important to look at the way the law and the Constitution govern our elections.” 
Mark C. Alexander
Alexander leads Villanova’s Charles Widger School of Law, a role he has now held for approximately seven years. He has also been serving as the 2023 president of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS).
Alexander’s familiarity with elections is extensive and all-encompassing. He has been involved in local elections but has also been involved in state and national elections as well. Back in 2000, he was policy director for Sen. Bill Bradley’s presidential campaign, a position he held again for Sen. Barack Obama in 2008, he said. And in 2006, he served as general counsel for Cory Booker’s Newark mayoral election.
Alexander holds a J.D. from Yale University Law School and a B.A. in architecture from Yale.
His writings, teachings, and scholarly work on constitutional law and elections have also carried over to his work at the AALS, where he set the organization’s theme for this year as “Defending Democracy.”
