Alexander Mack is a lecturer and scientific collaborator at the University of Neuchâtel and Eco’Diagnostic, where he works in various fields of public economics (efficiency measurement, science and technology policies, public policy evaluation). He also teaches at the Bern University of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Information Technology, at the University of Bern (as part of the Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering), and at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (College of Management of Technology).

Alexander Mack holds a degree in Political Science and a degree in Economics, specializing in Political Economy, both from the University of Neuchâtel. In 2002, he also earned a postgraduate certificate in Higher Education and Research Policies from the Universities of Bern and Lausanne, and EPFL. In 2009, he obtained his PhD in Economics from the University of Neuchâtel.