Alex Rainert is a highly experienced and versatile professional with a 20-year track record of building teams and delivering products in various creative and business environments. He founded the location-based social networking service Dodgeball, which was later acquired by Google, and served as Head of Product at Foursquare. Alex also worked for large technology and media companies such as Google and The New York Times. With a creative talent for product design and research, user experience, interaction design, and creative strategy, Alex managed to ship consumer products in various industries such as mobile, social, media, location-based services, health, hardware, and smart home. Currently, Alex is the Head of Audio Product at The New York Times.

Alex holds a BA in Philosophy from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, and studied a Master's degree in Interactive Telecommunications Program at New York University. Furthermore, he has an interest in tech-arts integration and gained experience as a Designer in Residence at 30 Weeks - Google's incubator for design founders.