{"id":654,"date":"2025-01-12T17:29:18","date_gmt":"2025-01-12T17:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.golive.clarku.edu\/alumni\/?post_type=cu_people&#038;p=654"},"modified":"2025-09-23T20:32:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T20:32:47","slug":"alex-turgeon-16-mba-17-he-him","status":"publish","type":"cu_people","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/alumni\/people\/alex-turgeon-16-mba-17-he-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Turgeon \u201916, MBA \u201917\u00a0(he\/him)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Alex graduated from Clark University in 2016 with a B.A. in Business Administration, minoring in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, followed by his MBA in 2017, concentrating in Marketing, Information Management, and Business Analytics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alex is currently the CEO of Valere Digital &amp; Head of Growth at Valere Labs, building, launching, and scaling over 100+ successful web and mobile applications. Prior, Alex co-founded the technology startup WooConnect, empowered the rise of the digital citizen as a strategic management consultant for the management consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton, and founded Valere Digital (formerly&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/clarknow.clarku.edu\/2021\/10\/12\/clark-alum-helps-scare-up-memories-of-landmark-worcester-retailer\/\">First Pulse<\/a>), a digital experience, marketing, and creative services agency whose work has yielded millions in revenue, downloads, and increased funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In honor of Alex\u2019s contributions to improving students\u2019 collegiate experience while at Clark, he received the Russ Granger Award and the Outstanding Contribution to Student Life Award in 2016. Alex has continued to support Clark initiatives as an advisor on the Entrepreneurship &amp; Innovation Advisory Board, guest lecturer and Alumni mentor for the School of Management, co-chair of the GOLD Council, the young alumni representative of The Clark Fund Advisory Board and Alumni Council, and planning member of the 2016 Reunion Committee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alex graduated from Clark University in 2016 with a B.A. in Business Administration, minoring in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, followed by his MBA in 2017, concentrating in Marketing, Information Management, and Business Analytics. 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