Alexandra Chalat is the Managing Director of Beyond Sport, which convenes, funds and supports organisations using sport as a tool for social change. After joining in 2008, Lex helped the organisation grow from the ground up while also co-founding thinkBeyond, a sister advisory firm that provides ways for governments, companies and charities across the world to create positive social change using sport.
She has curated gatherings in cities around the world for thousands of people, where hundreds of high-level experts in politics, tech, innovation, shared-value and ethics speak, engage and debate on sport’s role in hard-hitting issues like the refugee crisis, youth gun crime and religious and ethnic divides.
Lex has led on projects that have included developing ESPN’s community engagement approach in South America, creating Legal & General’s mental health and sport campaign, implementing approaches NGOs can educate young people in ISIS affected territories using soccer, activating the International Olympic Committee's Sport for All policies, and finding new ways BT Sport can engage younger, socially conscious fans.
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