WILLIAM H. ALEXANDER, MBA
Mr. Alexander is a member of the faculty of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he lectures on the topic “Strategies and Practices of Family Controlled Corporations”. In 2011 and 2022, he was recognized with Outstanding Teaching Awards from the Wharton Graduate Division. In 2006, he was the recipient of the William Whitney Award for teaching excellence in the Wharton Undergraduate Division. In 2019, he was recognized with an Outstanding Teaching Award in the Wharton Executive MBA Program. He has been a visiting Professor at Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, Daystar University College, Nairobi, Kenya, and IILM, New Delhi, India.
He was a third-generation principal and CEO of a large construction entity in Central Pennsylvania. In addition, he has served on various boards, including Herr Foods, The Hershey Company, Hershey Trust Company, which he chaired, Highmark Blue Shield, and the Geisinger Health System which he also chaired. He was formerly the managing director of the Snider Entrepreneurial Research Center at Wharton. Mr. Alexander holds an undergraduate degree in engineering from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh. He resides in Lemoyne PA, with his wife, Marion. They are the parents of four children.
