Cristóbal Alex serves as Partner and Head of Tusk Strategies’ DC office. He is a well-respected voice in national media, and is the Chairman of the Board of the Latino Victory Fund, and Advisory Board Member of Georgetown University’s Institute of Politics and Public Service.

Cristóbal previously served as the White House Deputy Cabinet Secretary linking the White House and Cabinet, supporting agency coordination on a portfolio of President Biden’s top priorities, including the historic American Rescue Plan, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and the Inflation Reduction Act. Among Biden for President’s first hires, Cristóbal served as a Senior Advisor to Joe Biden where he helped develop and implement state and national strategy, including the primary campaign’s political and coalition efforts, and served on the Biden-Sanders Unity Taskforce, and later on the Presidential Transition Team.

Prior to that, Cristóbal was the founding President of the Latino Victory Fund helping elect more than 100 candidates to office, from the school board to the U.S. Senate. Before his transition into politics, Cristóbal spent five years working with Open Society Foundations and the Ford Foundation where he managed more than $75M in grants to strengthen and protect our democracy. Cristóbal started his career as a civil rights lawyer with MacDonald Hoague & Bayless and led the National Campaign to Restore Civil Rights. He attended the University of Washington School of Law, where he served as Student Body President. A native of El Paso, Texas, Cristóbal lives with his wife Taí and two brilliant daughters ages seven and three.