Alex is a researcher and clinical neuropsychologist specializing in the field of cognitive ageing, and the co-leader of the CITE research group in the Department of Psychiatry, the University of Melbourne. His career to date included contributions in the areas of early detection of cognitive decline and dementia, and in recent years, the development and evaluation of non-pharmacological interventions aimed at primary and secondary prevention of cognitive decline and dementia. Alex obtained his BA in Psychology from Ben-Gurion University in Israel, and a Psychology Honours from the University of Melbourne. He completed a PhD in clinical neuropsychology at Monash University, and postdoctoral training at the Centre for Research on Ageing, Health, and Wellbeing at the Australian National University. In January 2017, Alex Joined the Academic Unit for Psychiatry of Old Age at the University of Melbourne. Alex’s research contributions have been recognised in the form of several awards, including a Churchill Fellowship, Alzheimer’s Australia Fellowship, as well as Early Career and Dementia Leadership Fellowships from the National Health and Medical Research Council.