Alexander Crutchfield

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name = Alexander Crutchfield


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birthdate = birth date and age|1958|12|12
birthplace = Tucson, Arizona
occupation = Financier
nationality = American

Alexander Crutchfield is an American businessman, financier and investor.

Background

He was born in Tucson Arizona, a fifth generation Arizonan. He earned a BA in African History, Economics and Accounting from Claremont McKenna Collegecite web
title =Executive Profile: Alexander Crutchfield
work =Business Week
publisher =The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc.
date =2007
url =http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=708817
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accessdate = 2007-12-14 ] as a Distinguished Scholar and recipient of the CMC Student Citizen Award.Fact|date=December 2007 He earned an MBA in Finance and Accounting from Columbia University Graduate School of Business.

Career

He founded with Maurice Strong, Robert O. Anderson, David R. Williams, Jr, and Samuel Belzberg and served as Vice Chairman of American Water Development Inc. (aka AWDI) the first large scale private water development project in the Western United States, which included on its board of directors William D. Ruckelshaus and Richard D. Lamm.Fact|date=December 2007

He also served as Vice Chairman of First Colorado Corporation, a private company which acquired and developed over convert|500000|acre|km2 of land and mineral rights in seven western states.Fact|date=December 2007

He also founded Oasis Partners, an investment and advisory firm. Oasis Partners originates, structures and invests in opportunities in real estate and private equity, focused on US and UK Real Estate, China and India.Fact|date=December 2007

He is an expert on Middle East Energy matters and is a frequent speaker and contributor on these issues, notably in Qatar.cite web

title =Enriching The Middle East’s Economic Future Conference: Program
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publisher =Conferences Organizing Committee, Doha – State of Qatar
date =2007
url =http://qatar-conferences.org/enriching2007/program.php
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accessdate = 2007-12-14 ]

Board Membership

He serves as an advisor or on the boards of numerous private companies and not for profit organizations including:
*The Arizona Humanities Council, the Arizona affiliate of The National Endowment for the Humanities
*The Arizona Cancer Center at the University Medical Center (Tucson, Arizona)-an NCI Designated Cancer Center
*American Near East Refugee Aid
*The Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
*The 114 year old Arizona Club.

He is a member emeritus of the Advisory Board of the Center of the American West and of the Cisco Learning Institute, an affiliate of Cisco Systems, Inc.

Awards

He is among the youngest recipients ever of the City of Hope National Medial Center-an NCI Designated Cancer Center Spirit of Life Award, the highest philanthropic honor bestowed by the cancer research and treatment facility which recognizes outstanding business and philanthropic leadership.

References

Other sources

*"Where in the World are We Going" by Maurice Strong.
*"Crossing the Next Meridian" by Charles F. Wilkinson
*"The Next West: Public Lands, Community and Economy in the American West" by John Baden
*The Atlas of the New West by The Center of the American West

External links

Energy Expertise

*http://www.enrichingconf.com/newsdetail.php?id=8