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 — present

Founder

Independent fractional data storytelling practice. Current client: 8AM (AffiniPay) — professional services flagship report for September 2026.

Live Data Technologies

2024 — April 2026

Fractional 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 — 2024

Insights 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 — 2022

Economic 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

Edinburgh

MA Economics & Business Management