Alexander Mitchell
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About Alexander Mitchell
Alexander (Alex) Mitchell comes to Simple Flying with a background in finance and strategy consulting. He has covered airlines and aerospace at Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund, and served major industry clients as a Summer Associate at the Boston Consulting Group. With a lifelong passion for aviation, Alex maintains a strong reputation within the industry, and major publications, including The New York Times, Reuters, Forbes, Newsweek, USA TODAY, and CNN, routinely cite his work. A contributing editor on Simple Flying’s commercial teams, Alex’s resume also includes experience at KPMG Consulting and Lucern Capital Partners.
What is your industry focus?
Alex aims to focus his reporting on analyzing strategic and financial decisions made by industry players. From determining the winners and losers of headline mergers to analyzing how airlines incorporate next-generation sustainable technologies, Alex looks to understand why industry leaders make the decisions they make. A quantitative economist, he also dives into the macroeconomics of the industry as a whole and researches how large-scale trends impact airlines, manufacturers and industry-adjacent firms.
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