Adrian Alexander of New York was born in 1946 in Bucharest, Romania, and later acquired U.S. and Italian citizenship. He moved to the United States in 1964, shortly after his arrival, where he faced the loss of his father. Amidst this challenging transition, he supported his mother and pursued higher education. He graduated from NYU Engineering School in 1970 with a Master’s in Electrical Engineering and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1972.