Dr. Alexandra Reed Lajoux
Amelia Island, FL 320234
Alexandra (Alex) Reed Lajoux, Ph.D., M.B.A., is the founding principal of Capital Expert Services, LLC (CapEx), which is dedicated to provide sophisticated economic analysis, valuation expertise, and expert witness support for complex business litigation. Dr. Lajoux has extensive experience in M&A valuation, corporate governance, and economic impact assessment and is trusted by law firms and organizations for navigating high-stakes disputes and transactions.
Additionally, Dr. Lajoux also serves the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) as chief knowledge officer emeritus. She recently ran for local public office on a sustainability platform.
With forty years’ experience in industry, she is regarded as a trusted source of useful insights and introductions in the field of corporate governance and M&A as well as the professional disciplines that underlie them. Dr. Lajoux is the founding principal of Capital Expert Services, LLC, offering expert witness search and related services. She is Series Editor for De Gruyter Publishing.
Dr. Lajoux served as editor-in-chief of NACD’s Director’s Monthly for more than 15 years, and helped NACD develop the world’s largest library of director-centric thought leadership publications. In addition, Dr. Lajoux has conceptualized and authored/coauthored all nine titles in the McGraw-Hill Art of M&A series (1989-2024), as well as books on valuation with Robert A. G. Monks (Wiley, 2010); on money with Peet van Biljon (De Gruyter 2020); and on municipal sustainability (De Gruyter 2021). Her articles have appeared in Financier Worldwide, Risk & Compliance, and Capital Insights, and her works are cited in more than 950 academic studies.
Dr. Lajoux is secretary of the board for Voices for Children of Florida, Inc., as well as the advisory boards of Campaigns & Elections magazine and the Caux Round Table. She is a member of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business, an emeritus member of the Board of M&A Standards, an associate member of the American Bar Association, and a past member of a governance forum at the ACCA, IEEE, and the Recording Academy. She is a Life Member and past trustee of the Association of Princeton Graduate Alumni, past VP of her HOA, and past member of her city's Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee. At Loyola University (Maryland) she supports the Jenkins Society with the Bernard and Alexandra Lajoux Scholarship.
She holds a competent communicator certificate from Toastmasters International and has a certificate for audio engineering. She is a member of Conserve Nassau and the Amelia Island Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revoluution as well as Federated Republican Women of Nassau, and volunteers with the supports Coalition for the Homeless of Nassau County while supporting various local nonprofits. A 7th grade catechist at St. Michael Catholic Church, she is certified as a volunteer Guardian ad Litem (court appointed special advocate) for children in Nassau County, Florida. She was named to the NACD Directorship 100 in December 2024.
- Antitrust
- Business Law
- Business Valuation
- Corporate Governance
- Economics
- Finance
- Intangible Assets Appraisal
- International Business
- Lost Profits
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: Education:
Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Princeton University
M.B.A. from Loyola University Maryland
B.A. from Bennington College - Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: Selected Board and Association Memberships:
Academy of Legal Studies in Business
Amelia Island Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution
American Bar Association
Association of Princeton Graduate Alumni Voices for Children of Florida
Board of M&A Standards
Campaigns & Elections magazine
Caux Round Table for Moral Capitalism
City of Fernandina Beach - Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee
Federated Republican Women of Nassau
Certifications:
Volunteer Guardian ad Litem
Competent Communicator
30 hours of audio engineering (Cue Recording Studios, Falls Church, VA) - Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A: Webinars and Symposiums:
How the Art of M&A Strategy is Changing: What Top Leadership Needs to Know (Growth Igniters Radio, 2019).
Financial Regulation in the US: As the World turns and the Pendulum Swings (InvestOps USA, March 26, 2018).
Increased Risk Reporting Requirements. Webinar hosted by the European Confederation of Directors' Associations (ecoDa), AIG, and the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA). March 9, 2017.
Anti-Corruption Regulations in Emerging and Expeditionary Markets. Center for Corporate Ethics and Governance. A Rand Law, Business, and Regulation Center (Symposium Participants: Alexandra Lajoux). - Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: 40
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: Consulting, Investigating, Expert Reports, Damages Assessment
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