Alexandra Reed Lajoux
Candidate City Commission – Group 2
Press Release
November 5, 2019
Editor’s Note: On January 24, we received an email from Alexandra Reed Lajoux candidate for Fernandina Beach City Commission, requesting a correction to her press release. According to Lajoux, “Unfortunately, the press release [prepared by advisor], which I approved in haste, stated that I “served on President Trump’s Inauguration Committee,” which is not the case. I served the committee as a volunteer, but I did not serve on the committee. That would be resume inflation on my part, to say the least.” We will make the correction to clarify.
Alexandra Reed Lajoux, Ph.D., M.B.A., a business and finance authority, author, editor and community activist, has registered for the Fernandina Beach 2020 City Commission election to represent Group 2.
“I am concerned about the sustainability of city finances with so many needs and finite resources,” she said explaining her decision to run for the City Commission. “I believe I have the knowledge and expertise to assist the city manage the complex decisions that lie ahead.”
Dr. Lajoux has authored or coauthored all the books in the McGraw-Hill Art of Merger & Acquisition series, covering strategy, valuation, financing, structuring, due diligence, and financially distressed companies and financial institutions. In her 30-year career at the National Association of Corporate Directors, she served as editor-in-chief, then director of research, and finally as chief knowledge officer, retiring in 2016 with the honorary title CKO Emeritus.
She has been widely published in business and finance publications and has been a speaker/panelist at a variety of conferences and seminars.
She is founding principal of Capital Expert Services, LLC, a member of the Nassau County Chamber of Commerce.
Dr. Lajoux has a B.A. degree from Bennington College in Vermont, an M.B.A. from Loyola University (Maryland), and a Ph.D. from Princeton University.
A former resident of Virginia where she was a volunteer in youth sports, special education, and mentoring, she now lives in Fernandina Beach with her husband of 37 years, Bernard Lajoux. Her son Franklin and his family also live on Amelia Island.
She is a 7th grade catechist at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, and serves on the board of the Isle de Mai Homeowners Association. She was active in the fight against the auto-centric development proposed for the Amelia River Golf Club.
Alexandra Reed Lajoux Bio
Alexandra (Alex) Reed Lajoux, Ph.D., M.B.A., is founding principal of Capital Expert Services, LLC, connecting law firms and other professional services firms with diverse business specialists to serve as expert witnesses or consulting experts. She serves the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) as chief knowledge officer emeritus. At NACD, Dr. Lajoux served as editor-in-chief of NACD’s flagship Director’s Monthly for more than 15 years, and helped NACD develop the world’s largest library of director-centric thought leadership publications.
Dr. Lajoux has authored or coauthored all the books in the McGraw-Hill Art of M&A series, covering strategy, valuation, financing, structuring, due diligence, and integration, as well as financially distressed M&A and bank M&A. Her articles have appeared in Capital Insights, Financier Worldwide, NACD Directorship, and Risk & Compliance. She has been a speaker/panelist at events hosted by the Association for Corporate Growth, the National Association of Corporate Directors, the U.S. Chamber Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness, and Worldwide Business Research (InvestOps) among others. She heads the Alexandra Lajoux Corporate Governance Series at Walter De Gruyter GMBH, and with author Peet van Biljon will soon release Making Money: The History and Future of Society’s Most Important Technology (December 2019).
Prior to joining NACD, Dr. Lajoux was the President of Alexis & Company, providing free-lance business research to a variety of clients, including all major audit firms. In that capacity she was a regular contributor to numerous periodicals, including Northeast International Business magazine, IR Update, and Trustee. Earlier, she taught language and literature as an assistant professor at the State University of New York – College of Oswego, and as a graduate assistant at Princeton University. In addition to her native English, she speaks French, German, and Spanish.
Dr. Lajoux serves on the advisory boards of Campaigns & Elections magazine and the Caux Round Table for Moral Capitalism, and is an emeritus member of the Board of M&A Standards. She is an associate member of the American Bar Association and a past member of IEEE and the Recording Academy, sponsor of the Grammy Awards. She is a Life Member of the NACD, as well as the Association of Princeton Graduate Alumni, where she served as a trustee. At Loyola University (Maryland) she is a member of the Jenkins Society, in support of education. She maintains an active membership in Toastmasters International. She has a B.A. from Bennington College; an M.B.A. from Loyola University (Maryland); and a Ph.D. from Princeton University (in comparative literature).
A nearly lifelong resident of Virginia, where she was an volunteer in youth sports, special education, and mentoring, she now lives with her husband of 37 years Bernard Lajoux in Fernandina Beach, Florida, where she is active in America’s best small town. She is a 7th grade catechist at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, cheers for her grandson’s Black Pirates team at Babe Ruth Games at Central Park, and serves on the board of the Isle de Mai Homeowners Association after nearly two years on the landscape committee. She is a member of the Amelia Tree Conservancy, Conserve Amelia Now, Friends of American Beach, and Pétanque Amelia Island. She served President Trump’s Inauguration Committee [as a parade helper] and is the volunteer research director for the Fourth District Congressional campaign of Dr. Erick Aguilar.
Editor’s Note: The Group 2 seat on the Fernandina Beach City Commission is currently held by Phil Chapman who announced he will not seek re-election.