Alex Patrick* is a senior advisor in Bradley’s Economic Development and Renewable Energy Practice Group. Alex advises clients on identifying profitable growth and expansion opportunities throughout the United States. He regularly works alongside economic developers, government officials, site selection consultants, commercial real estate developers, and construction and engineering firms on a wide variety of projects across multiple industry sectors.

Prior to joining Bradley, Alex was the senior director and division lead for the economic development group at the Birmingham Business Alliance (BBA), the lead economic development organization for the Greater Birmingham, Alabama Region, where he led all economic and business development activities for the organization, including domestic and international corporate recruitment efforts, existing industry retention and expansion support, and market intelligence research. Alex worked with a project management team that collectively secured more than 13,000 new jobs and $4.5 billion in announced new capital investments from 200+ international and domestic companies over a six-year period.

Alex was recognized as a “Top 50 Economic Developer in North America” in 2023 by Consultant Connect, a national consulting firm focused on establishing meaningful relationships between leading economic developers and site selection consultants in the United States and Canada.

*Alex Patrick is not an attorney.

Education

• Auburn University, B.S., Economics & Finance, 2018, magna cum laude; Omicron Delta Kappa; Mortar Board; Student Government Association