Alex Harris

The Babson Center for Global Commerce is pleased to host Alex Harris, C’11, as a Bryan Viewpoints Speaker for the Advent semester.

Alex is Vice President in the Private Credit – Americas Direct Lending group within Goldman Sachs Asset & Wealth Management, where he focuses on originating transactions in the middle and upper middle market. His work centers on corporate lending to multi-generational family and founder-owned businesses across the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. To date, he has closed more than $2 billion in corporate credit transactions spanning over 10 countries, including first lien, second lien, preferred equity, and structured credit deals.

Alex joined Goldman Sachs in 2014 after serving as a credit underwriter and portfolio manager in the specialty finance and asset securitization group at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey (now Truist Securities).

At Sewanee, Alex earned a BA in economics and Spanish. He held several leadership roles, including serving as editor-in-chief of The Sewanee Purple and as a Carey Fellow.

Join us as Alex shares how his career demonstrates the ways a liberal arts education fosters intellectual curiosity and an entrepreneurial spirit. All are welcome to attend!