Alex Zerden is the founder and CEO of Capitol Peak Strategies, a DC-based risk advisory firm helping companies, law firms, and investors navigate geoeconomic risks, economic crisis, and financial regulation.

As a regulatory lawyer, economic policymaker, and financial diplomat, Alex’s public and private sector experiences span financial services, economics, and national security.

Alex previously worked across the U.S. government, including at the White House National Economic Council, House of Representatives, Senate and the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence. Alex also led the Treasury Department office at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul.

Alex is also an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University and the American University Washington College of Law.