Alex Landon
Honors College Faculty
Director, Cullen Honors Program
Email: amlando2@central.uh.edu
Alex Landon is a professor of practice at the University of Houston’s Cullen College of Engineering. She leads the Cullen Honors Program and the NAE Grand Challenges Scholars Program. Alex is passionate about innovation and entrepreneurship and serves on the UH Innovation Council.
Alex teaches first-year honors engineering courses where students tackle problems that matter to Houston and beyond. Every May, she leads a study abroad program to The Netherlands, where students explore coastal resilience and infrastructure innovations.
Prior to joining UH, Alex was a senior leader at an education technology startup in Boston. She began her career in the energy industry and also has experience in management consulting, investing, and K-12 public education.
Alex holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Princeton University and an master's from Harvard Business School, where she was a Baker Scholar.