Alex Barrios

Public Relations and Communications Contractor

Alex is the founder of Axel Communications, a strategic advising and consulting firm specializing in media and public relations campaigns.  He has worked in the California State Legislature and as an advisor to two State Constitutional Officers – State Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones and State Controller John Chiang.  Most recently he served as Director of Communications for Cal eConnect, California’s state governance entity for health information exchange.  Over the past decade, Alex has been credited with championing a number of successful communications and outreach campaigns in the state.  As a result of his accomplishments, he has been named the Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s “Young Professional of the Year” and received various other awards and special recognition from the Internal Revenue Service, California State Assembly and City of Sacramento.

Alex has a master’s degree in Public and Political Communication from Sacramento State University and lives in Sacramento, California.