Alex Krongard received an A.B. from Princeton University in 1985 and is a distinguished graduate of the National War College. He most recently served for more than two years as chief executive officer of The COMMIT Foundation, a nonprofit that assists men and women separating from uniformed services and entering the professional civilian world. Previously, he was a managing director at the investment bank Signal Hill, which merged into DC Advisory US. He worked in the bank’s Aerospace, Defense & Government Service and Cybersecurity, Risk & Compliance groups from 2016-2021.
Alex served in the Navy from 1985 to 2016. During his 31-year career, he was a Naval Special Warfare officer and held high-level positions dealing in military strategy and defense policy on the National Security Council Staff and at several senior-level military headquarters. Earlier in his career, he served in multiple SEAL teams and associated units deploying to Europe, East and South Asia, Africa and the Middle East as well as serving as the commander of the four West Coast SEAL Teams. He retired in 2016 as a Rear Admiral Lower Half.
Alex serves as an advisor to the board of the Navy SEAL Foundation and was an SPS Form Agent from 1992-96. He lives in Ketchum, Idaho.