Alex Stavros

About Alex Stavros

As the son of missionaries, Alex grew up in Peru immersed in his parent’s work with the poor; an experience which shaped his professional & personal aspirations. Today Alex is Board Chair for Peruvian Partners, a nonprofit established to connect North Americans with Peruvian families that live in abject poverty. He and his wife steward P410 Hospitality, a family holding company comprised of small service-oriented businesses that exist to share God’s love, through kindness and service, in their community. As a private company investor primarily via Search Funds, Alex has directly invested in over 30 lower middle-market companies; and serves on the Board of several private companies. He supports purpose driven entrepreneurs with a desire to build great organizations as a force for good in society.During his 13 years as CEO of Embark BH, his team shifted the business from entirely private pay to majority third party reimbursed, and expanded the initial company (acquired via a search fund) from a single site serving 48 clients annually with 95 employees, to a national leader in youth behavioral health, serving thousands of youths a year, with over 1,600 professionals, & 38 programs in 20 states — leading to a capital efficient 40-fold increase in revenue (via de novos, organic growth, & acquisitions) to $180m.Prior to then he was Associate Director of Firm Wide Operations working directly for the President of Cambridge Associates, the world’s largest investment advisory firm to not for profits. Alex has experience in public service having worked at the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, a U.S. government agency that mobilized private capital to help solve critical world poverty challenges, & he worked on Capitol Hill in Washington DC for a Minnesota Congressman. Alex earned a Certificate of Public Management from Stanford University. And was a Rising Fellow at the Hoover Institution.Alex loves the ocean & he and his kids are certified open water divers. He has served as a Board Fellow at California’s Monterey Bay Aquarium. He graduated with Honors from American University with both an Economic Theory & International Development degree and he earned an MBA from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business with a focus on Social Entrepreneurship. As an endurance athlete, he competes in Ironmans, ultramarathons, & triathlons. He lives in Phoenix & is happily married (even though Maria-Paz always beats him in tennis) with 2 children.

Experience

1. Board Member and Investor

   Cicero Therapies

   Nov 2020 — Present

   Cicero Therapies is a network of multi-disciplinary pediatric therapy practices dedicated to offering the very best in clinic-based, school-based, and natural environment services. As a Public Benefit LLC, our mission is heartfelt and embedded in our founding charter: To get exceptional care to more children and their families, while creating a supportive and enriching environment for clinicians. From our therapists to our administrative staff to our leadership team, our singular focus is on creating an outstanding clinical environment for all to thrive.At Cicero Therapies, we take a multi-disciplinary approach to treating the whole child. We believe that to effect lasting positive change in the lives of our clients, we must access every child’s innate and learned strengths and passions. Neurodiversity and parent partnership are defining principles in our work. For children to thrive, they must first feel accepted. And for change to last, parents must be empowered partners throughout the therapy process.

Education

• Stanford University Graduate School of Business

  MBA, General Management

  2009 — 2011

• American University

  BA, Economic Theory and International Relations (Double Major)

  1999 — 2003

Skills

• Non-Profits
• Venture Capital
• Entrepreneurship
• Due Diligence
• Leadership
• Management
• Analysis
• Investments
• Finance
• New Business Development
• Project Management
• Nonprofits
• Negotiation
• Financial Modeling
• Strategy
• Business Strategy
• Private Equity
• Team Building
• Marketing
• Restructuring
• Training
• Research
• Start-Ups