Dr. Mark A. Alexander

United States

In recognition of his visionary thinking and passionate intellectual curiosity and his distinguished record of service to the community; of his wholehearted friendship with the Weizmann Institute of Science and his generous commitment to promote and enhance its scientific achievements; and of his genuine enthusiasm for science, which has inspired so many others to follow suit.

A physician by training, Dr. Mark .A Alexander built a successful career in medicine and related business activities, and is an active philanthropist and staunch supporter of the Weizmann Institute of Science.

After studying at New York Medical College and completing his training in internal medicine at Brown University, he worked professionally in private practice and as Vice President and Medical Director for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Dr. Alexander has also served as a Director on the boards of Sequa Corporation and Chock Full o’Nuts Corporation.

Currently, he is Vice Chair of the Board at Ampacet Corporation, a privately owned international plastic manufacturing enterprise based in New York, which his late father, Norman E. Alexander, built into a global manufacturing corporation. Dr. Alexander also serves in various family trustee and philanthropic positions, through which he facilitates generous support for science and the arts, two of his life passions. In addition to supporting various causes, such as the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., Dr. Alexander served as a volunteer in the Jewish Guild for the Blind and has been a member of the Rockefeller University Council since 1994.

Dr. Alexander is a supporter of the Weizmann Institute and a member of the Weizmann Institute’s International Board and of the National Board of Directors of the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science. His other charitable interests in Israel have included contributions to the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra as well as support for the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces.

The enthusiasm, acuity, and curiosity demonstrated throughout Dr. Alexander’s successful career in medicine mirror his connection with and impact upon the Weizmann Institute. Through the Norman E. Alexander Family M Foundation, he has undertaken a philanthropic commitment to a field of great interest to him – space discovery – as a major supporter of the ULTRASAT mission, a key component of the Institute’s Frontiers of the Universe flagship project. Frontiers will fund research by Weizmann astrophysicists and particle physicists to elucidate the nature of space, time, and life itself – from the tiniest subatomic particles to the largest galaxies.

The Norman E. Alexander Family M Foundation also supports other innovative research endeavors at the Weizmann Institute, including the sponsorship of a wing in the new André Deloro Building for Advanced and Intelligent Materials, the Weizmann Space Program Office, the Coronavirus Response Fund, and many more avenues of research.