About
Alex Hamilton
Fractional insights lead and data storyteller. Six years turning proprietary datasets into press-ready stories at the Financial Times, Dealroom, and Live Data Technologies.
My work produced front-page Wall Street Journal features, Bloomberg Businessweek stories, and Business Insider data investigations. I specialise in workforce intelligence, editorial research, and the systems that make data-to-press pipelines repeatable at scale.
Irish-Mexican, based in Madrid. Working across US and European clients.
Career
Creo Insights
April 2026 — presentFounder
Independent fractional data storytelling practice. Current client: 8AM (AffiniPay) — professional services flagship report for September 2026.
Live Data Technologies
2024 — April 2026Fractional Insights Lead
Built LDT's press programme from scratch. Produced data packages leading to placements at WSJ (front page, Jun 2025), Bloomberg, Business Insider. Managed 15+ active journalist relationships at tier-1 outlets.
Dealroom.co
2022 — 2024Insights Manager
Built the Deep Dives scalable insights product (100K+ visitors, 15+ quarterly reports). ETL pipeline cut report creation time 50%+. Co-authored B2G reports shared by FT, El País, WSJ.
Financial Times / fDi Benchmark
2020 — 2022Economic Research Analyst
FDI data analysis on the fDi Benchmark B2B SaaS product. Co-authored fDi × TNW European Tech Cities of the Future report, 10K+ readers.
Heriot-Watt University
EdinburghMA Economics & Business Management