Alex Duval, through his professional and personal work, is dedicated to creating a more just, sustainable and beautiful world. He is the Founder of Duval Companies, affiliated businesses that create design, planning, real estate and policy solutions for public, private and nonprofit ventures that enhance the built environment. He has over twenty years of experience working on projects in the United States, France, Italy, China, Korea and India.

Prior to founding the companies, Duval was a Director with Portman Financial, the private investment office of the Portman family with assets under management of over $1.5 billion; a Director with Portman Holdings, a real estate development company that has developed over 50 million square feet of space; and a Project Manager with John Portman & Associates leading the design and planning of large complex projects in the US and abroad.