Alex Hooper

About Alex Hooper

Innovative and driven management executive with significant experience leading complex business transformations resulting in otherwise unrealized growth and increased profitability. Possesses background in targeted M&A, supply chain management, data-driven operations, and P&L responsibility.Delivered optimal results in F500, startups, and non-profit settings. Experience includes UBER, Vista Equity Partners, and US Army Special Forces.Passionate about Veteran Mental Health, specifically enabling access to evidence-based innovative treatment modalities.I SPECIALIZE IN: Operational Excellence: Design and lead initiatives to increase efficiency, reduce costs, and improve customer xp Value Creation: Identify opportunities, business case, and strategic roadmap to implement Business Analytics: Gathering and leveraging data to drive ops, pricing and efficiency improvements Growth: Track record of high business growth through organic growth, strategic scale, and acquisition methodsCAREER HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: As an early employee at UBER, I launched and scaled UBER in central TX to 10x growth in 12 months As a GM, I led a business unit of over 120 people & a $20M P&L, and increased profit by >$1M Developed & helped implement a roadmap to +$3M EBITDA growth for a family-owned businessDeveloped an M&A model, analyzing the forecasted margin captured through internal sales, resulting in a 15% savings in the price paid for the target start a conversation: a••••••••@gmail.com EDUCATION BS, Civil Engineering, United States Military Academy MBA, McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at AustinFUN FACTS Fluent in Spanish Co-Founder of a nonprofit that assists Special Ops Veterans in their transition to the corporate world Reads a book per week Coaches youth baseball Fitness enthusiast, 🥊boxing and BJJ

Experience

1. Director of Value Creation

   Contrarian Thinking

   Jan 2026 — Present · Austin, TX, US

Education

• Texas McCombs School of Business

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, New Venture Creation & Corporate Turnaround

• Texas McCombs School of Business

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

• United States Military Academy at West Point

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Civil Engineering

Skills

• Counterinsurgency
• Military Operations
• Leadership
• Training
• U.s. Department of Defense
• Army
• Military
• Dod
• Military Training
• Command
• Project Engineering
• Operational Planning
• Security Clearance
• Combat
• Counterterrorism
• Project Planning
• Project Management
• Special Operations