Alex Witkoff | |
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Education | University of Pennsylvania (BS) |
Relatives | Steve Witkoff (father) Zach Witkoff (brother) |
Alexander "Alex" Witkoff is an American businessman who is the son of billionaire businessman Steve Witkoff. He is the CEO of the Witkoff Group, a private real estate development and investment group founded by his father. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Witkoff has stirred controversy for soliciting billions of dollars in investment from governments in the Middle-East at the same time that his father was engaged in negotiations with those governments as the Donald Trump administration’s envoy to the Middle East. Witkoff is also a co-founder of the cryptocurrency firm World Liberty Financial, which has been involved in multiple conflicts of interest controversies in relation to the Trump family.
Witkoff previously served as co-CEO of the Witkoff Group with his father. [5] Following his father's appointment as special envoy in 2025, Alex has taken over running the firm. [6] [7] [8]
In May 2025, Trump appointed Witkoff to the US Holocaust Memorial Council, days after firing former Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff and other Biden appointees. [9] [10] [11]
Along with his brother Zach, he is a co-founder of World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency firm closely linked to the Trump family. [12] [13] [14] [15] The firm has been criticized for its ability to benefit the president personally. [16] [17] [18] [19] On September 1, 2025, World Liberty Financial began allowing customers to begin trading its cryptocurrency token, and has since added US $670 million to the Trump family's net worth. [20]
Alongside Zach, Donald Trump Jr., Omeed Malik, and Christopher Buskirk of 1789 Capital, Witkoff is the co-owner of the Executive Branch, an invitation only private member's club in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. founded in April 2025. [21] [22] [23] The club's inaugural dinner was held on September 3, 2025. [24]
In 2025, as Alex Witkoff's father Steve Witkoff, the Donald Trump administration's envoy to the Middle East, was engaged in high-stakes negotiations with Middle Eastern governments over a ceasefire in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Alex was soliciting several of the same governments for billions of dollars of investment into his enterprises. [25]
Witkoff is the son of Steve Witkoff, a real estate investor and the first United States Special Envoy to the Middle East. [5]
Witkoff is described as a "family friend" of the Trump family, and attended the 2024 victory party for Donald Trump's re-election at the Palm Beach Convention Center. [26]