Alex Ryvchin is co-Chief Executive Officer of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, the author of internationally acclaimed books of history and politics, and a best-selling children’s author.
He writes for leading publications and speaks, debates and teaches around the world on the Arab-Israeli conflict, foreign and national affairs, antisemitism and the Holocaust, and religion and identity, and is a regular commentator on TV and radio.
Alex was born in Kyiv, Ukraine. His family left the Soviet Union as refugees and refuseniks in 1987.
He attended Sydney Boys High School and went on to study law and politics at the University of New South Wales.
He worked for a member of the state legislature as a researcher and speechwriter before practising law at two of the world's largest law firms, first in Sydney and then in London. He served as a spokesman for the Zionist Federation UK, and was awarded a prestigious Israel Research Fellowship to work as a research fellow and staff writer at a Jerusalem-based think-tank.
In 2013, he joined the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, Australia's premier representative and advocacy body for the Australian Jewish community, and was promoted to co-Chief Executive Officer in February 2018, becoming one of the youngest leaders in the Jewish diaspora. He is a member of the Jewish Diplomatic Corps.
His children’s book, A New Day (2020) written during the Coronavirus Pandemic to help families overcome adversity, was an international bestseller and rated by PBS as the top book to help kids navigate the pandemic.
He is the author of The Anti-Israel Agenda - Inside the Political War on the Jewish State (2017) and Zionism - The Concise History (2019). His fourth book, The Seven Deadly Myths - Antisemitism from the Time of Christ to Kanye West (2023) investigates the extraordinary conspiracy theories behind antisemitism.
He was recognised as one of 25 global Jewish visionaries by The Jerusalem Post for his writing and advocacy.