Alex Bard
Senior Director, Safe Places to Play
![Kids play on the new LEGO mini-pitch in Albuquerque, NM](https://ussoccerfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/NMAL824-1000x690.jpg")
Let soccer do what soccer does.
Together, we can give millions of kids from underserved communities safe places to grow, thrive and build confidence for life.
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Alex Bard joined the Foundation in January 2013. Alex graduated in May 2012 from American University’s Washington College of Law where he was Vice President of the Sports & Entertainment Law Society. After graduation, Alex worked as a Fellow for Judge Joseph Beshouri where he drafted orders and memoranda on motions before the DC Superior Courthouse. In addition to his extensive law background, Alex is a contributor to the Sports Fan Coalition and has researched and composed articles on the NFL and NBA labor negotiations. He was also the Vanderbilt representative and the SEC/Conference USA Basketball President for Managers vs. Cancer, a non-profit organization.
Alex holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in Political Science and American History from Vanderbilt University.