Alex Phillips has spent 25 years working at the highest levels of football globally. He is currently an independent consultant, whose main role is as Administrator of the World Football Remission Fund – the $201million that FIFA, CONMEBOL and Concacaf received back from the US Department of Justice after the 2015 corruption scandals.
Alex worked as an original team member of Deloitte Sport. He then spent 17 years at UEFA, fulfilling various roles, including Head of Strategic Affairs, as well as four years working for the Asian Football Confederation and UEFA, implementing dozens of projects across Asia. He is currently advising AFC on the AFC Academic Centre of Excellence (ACE).
Alex is a C-licence coach on the field, as well as holding the MESGO and the MBA (Football Industries) off the field. His last position at UEFA was as Head of Governance & Compliance, and he is currently involved in discussions on creating an international sports integrity entity.