Alex Simmons was raised in Auburn, Alabama and holds an undergraduate degree in English literature U. of Alabama; a JD from Duke University. He was with Schreeder Wheeler & Flint in litigation from 1986-2008 and since then has practiced technology law. His interests include piano and photography.

He has served on the Boards of the Starlight Children’s Foundation of Atlanta, Inc. (past Board Chair); Trinity School (past board member); Franklin Pond Chamber Music (current board member); Georgian Chamber Players (past Board Chair and current board member); Haynes Manor Recital Hall Foundation (current Board Chair); Paideia School (current board member); and the Atlanta Opera (current board member and executive committee member).

Alex is married to Janine Brown. Their daughter Julia graduated from Paideia and is now a sophomore at Columbia University in New York and played in the Emory Youth Orchestra for three years.