Elizabeth Alexander began working for Vice President Joe Biden in 2006, first as Press Secretary and then as Communications Director in his Senate office and for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Previously, Alexander served as Press Secretary for the United Nations Foundation, creating media campaigns to highlight UN causes around the world. During the 2004 general election campaign, she traveled the country as DNC Chairman Terry McAuliffe's press secretary. During the 2004 primary campaign, she served as Rep. Dick Gephardt's South Carolina press secretary. Prior, Alexander was Rep. Adam Schiff's (D-CA) Communications Director and Deputy Press Secretary for U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY).In May 2011, Vice President Biden announced that Elizabeth Alexander would soon leave his office to practice law.
Alexander is from Cleburne, Texas, and graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from Texas A&M University.