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Alex Williams

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Founder and Publisher at The New Stack
📍 Portland, Oregon, United States

Alex Williams is the Founder and Publisher of The New Stack, a publication analyzing at-scale application development and management. Leveraging his journalism background from Northwestern University and experience at TechCrunch, he leads the companys editorial direction and business growth. People who have worked with him describe him as knowledgeable, professional, and innovative.

Outside of his work in tech media, Alex is a baseball fan, following the New York Yankees and their rivalry with the Red Sox. His broader interests include major technology companies like Google and Microsoft, as well as public media such as NPR.

Alex possesses a unique and valuable talent for building highly-engaged communities around complex technical topics and brands.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Founder and Publisher
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Portland, Oregon, United States
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Topics Alex cares about

Platform Engineering
He frequently covers the rise of platform engineering, sharing insights on why companies need dedicated platforms and the challenges involved in building them.
Edge AI
He is actively tracking the growth of Edge AI, particularly its real-world industrial applications and its relationship with large language models (LLMs).
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Career

Work history

2-2014
Founder and Publisher
The New Stack
1-2014
Founder
The New Stack
8-2005 - 2-2014
Founder
Podcast Hotel
7-2012 - 1-2014
Enterprise Writer
TechCrunch
10-2009 - 6-2011
Editor
Read/WriteWeb
In the press

Media appearances

What's Next for Platform Engineering? We Asked Alex Williams from The New Stack. Featured in YouTube
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Why Modern IT Operations Are Becoming More Like Space Travel. Featured in The New Stack
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Education
1988 - 1989
MSJ
Northwestern University
1983 - 1987
BA
University of Denver
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