About
Alex Lofton managed field operations for President Obama's 2008 campaign and has held leadership roles at social enterprises and technology startups, including real estate experience at Forest City. He holds a B.A. from Northwestern University and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Alex Lofton @alexlofton
Proud to see @ForSeattleWA members could be a part of getting this across the finish line! Amazing how something so tangibly helpful got so little attention. Hope more of my neighbors show up for things like this! https://t.co/npF1I6NMPY
Jul 15, 2026 · ♥ 1
Alex Lofton @alexlofton
@MayorofSeattle @SeattleCouncil cc @UrbanistOrg @seattle_yimby @tech4housing
Jul 3, 2026
Alex Lofton @alexlofton
“…We urge the Mayor and Council to move forward with the Housing Accelerator now and pair it with a permanent fix so we're not back here in a couple of years. More process shouldn't become one more reason we delay results."
Jul 3, 2026 · ♥ 1
Founder at LandedYC W16
Intro paths
Alex went through Y Combinator (Winter 2016) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Alex can intro founders to Landed's investors below.
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Co-founders at Landed
Experience
- For SeattleCo-founder, Managing Directorcurrent2025 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
- LandedCo-founder, Partnercurrent2015 — presentSeattle & San Francisco Bay Area
- Terner LabsBoard Member, Executive Committeecurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Harris for PresidentGOTV (Get Out The Vote) Director, Michigan2024Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Draper Richards Kaplan FoundationEntrepreneur2017 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Y Combinator2016 Winter Batch2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Forest CitySummer Associate2014San Francisco, California, United States
- Peers.orgLaunch Team Lead2013San Francisco, California, United States
- 270 StrategiesVice President2013San Francisco, California, United States
- Obama for AmericaGOTV (Get Out The Vote) Director, Cuyahoga County, Ohio2012Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
- ORGANIZER Inc.Business Development Lead2012San Francisco, California, United States
- NationalField LLCVice President of Customer Development2011 — 2012London & San Francisco
- Groundswell, Inc.Managing Director2010Washington, DC
- ORGANIZING FOR AMERICANational Regional Director, Southeastern US2009 — 2010Washington, DC
- Obama for AmericaField Director2007 — 2008Chicago, South Carolina, Baltimore County, Philadelphia, Georgia, Cleveland
- International Center for Research on Women (ICRW)Summer Intern2006Washington, DC
- PAI - Champions of Global Reproductive RightsSummer Intern2006Washington, DC
- Gap Inc/GapSales Associate2002 — 2003Greater Seattle Area
- Icon GrillKitchen Staff2001 — 2002Seattle, Washington, United States
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)2013 — 2015
- Tsinghua UniversityBusiness in China2014
- Northwestern UniversityBachelor’s Degree, Political Science2003 — 2007
- Sciences PoPublic Health Systems2005
- Stellenbosch UniversityPublic Health and HIV/AIDS2005
- Sammamish High School (Bellevue School District)High School1999 — 2003
Skills & more
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Community OrganizingGovernmentStart-upsBusiness DevelopmentNonprofitsLeadershipManagementEvent PlanningPolicy AnalysisVolunteer ManagementBrand DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipLanguages English · French · Spanish
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Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,187
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Also attended Tsinghua University120
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Also attended Northwestern University288
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Shared employers
Also worked at Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation4
Also worked at Y Combinator151
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Also worked at Obama for America26
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