Alex Torpey

Alex Torpey was appointed as the first City’s first Business Administrator, starting employment May 15th, 2019.

Alex was formerly the Borough Administrator for Leonia, Bergen County, New Jersey and before that, Mayor and OEM Coordinator of his hometown South Orange, Essex County New Jersey. 

Alex founded and was a managing partner of a digital media and management consulting company, Veracity Media, as well as the founder of the nonpartisan nonprofit Rethink Leadership, which aims to help young people run for office and engage more deeply in civics and their community. Alex is currently a visiting professor of governance and technology at Seton Hall University, teaching experiential and critical courses in Seton Hall’s MPA program and is a management and governance consultant. Alex has been an advisor and mentor to many young people running for office or engaging in civic spaces in some way, and has been a vocal advocate for greater transparency and better management and systems in government, especially local government. He has spoken at conferences and workshops across the state and country on these topics. 

Alex earned is B.A. in Political Science and American Law from Hampshire College, and his M.P.A. from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Alex has been a volunteer EMT with the South Orange Rescue Squad since 2010, and teaches CPR and FEMA-CERT courses. 

In his free time, Alex enjoys fishing, hiking, camping, riding his motorcycle, reading, writing, photography and discussing governance philosophy, or really anything interesting.