Alex Fitzpatrick is a Reporter at Mashable's New York headquarters, where he covers the intersection of politics, international affairs, social media and technology. He initially joined Mashable as a Community Intern in October of 2011, and he still holds Community near and dear to his heart.

A Long Island native, Alex graduated from SUNY Geneseo with a B.A. in International Relations with honors. While at Geneseo, he served as Station Manager for WGSU 89.3 and Assistant Opinions Editor at The Lamron. He previously interned at the Communications Bureau of the City of Rochester, NY.

Outside of work, Alex enjoys traveling, taking pictures of things and yelling at the TV when hockey's on.

Technology, Sports Writing, Media Professionals, Social Media, Inspirational, Activists, Social Justice, Social Entrepreneurship, Mashable, Mashable social good summit