Alex J. Rouhandeh lives in New York City, where he serves as the national political correspondent for Newsweek.

Previously, he worked in Washington, D.C., where he covered Congress for Newsweek and was selected as a National Press Foundation Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellow. His writing has appeared in The American Prospect, Vice News, and The Daily Orange.

In 2025, Alex earned his Master of Arts in politics from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, where he completed his thesis “Gen Z and the Politics of Distrust” under the advisement of Nicholas Lemann. Additionally, Alex represented his class in the Columbia University Senate and served as lead writer of the Columbia Journalism School Student Government (CJSSG) Constitution.

Alex graduated from Syracuse University in 2020 as a Remembrance Scholar, majoring in Policy Studies and Citizenship & Civic Engagement at the Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs and in Magazine Journalism at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. There, he completed his thesis “The American Dream hides somewhere along the U.S.-Mexico border” under the advisement of Melissa Chessher.

A native of Crystal Lake, Illinois, Alex keeps his heart at home as an avid fan of the Chicago Bears, Bulls, and deep-dish pizza. Outside of work, Alex enjoys reading, dining, going for walks, and spending time with his family in Sarasota, Florida.