Alex Mena is Executive Editor of the Miami Herald and el Nuevo Herald. He has spent more than three decades in journalism, building a career that began as a sports clerk and evolved into leading one of the nation’s most influential regional news organizations.

An immigrant from Nicaragua, Mena came to the United States at age 11, an experience that shaped his commitment to opportunity, community and public service journalism. He has held a wide range of roles in the newsroom and now leads award-winning journalism that serves South Florida’s diverse communities.

Mena was part of the Miami Herald team awarded the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news coverage of the Surfside condominium collapse. He is active in the community, serving on the Miami Herald Charities board and the Lee Caplin School of Journalism & Media Advisory Board. He previously served as President of the South Florida Chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and President of the Florida Society of News Editors, and is a 2024 Miami Dade College Hall of Fame inductee.