Alexander Waugh

Who is Alexander Waugh?

Alexander Waugh is an English businessman, writer, critic, journalist, composer, cartoonist, record producer and television presenter. He is best known for his biography of Paul Wittgenstein published in 2009.

He is a founding director and Chairman of Xebras Management Ltd, the digital media company. He has also served on the boards of Concert Agency, Manygate Management Ltd, and of the award winning Travelman Publishing Ltd. He is currently an independent director of Millennium & Copthorne Hotels PLC and Chairman of the Group’s Remuneration Committee.

He is the grandson of Evelyn Waugh, the eldest son of Auberon Waugh, and the brother of Daisy Waugh. He was educated at Taunton School, the University of Manchester and the University of Surrey, where he gained degrees in Music. Alexander Waugh was the chief opera critic of the Mail on Sunday and of The Evening Standard. His books on music include Classical Music: A New Way of Listening and Opera: A New Way of Listening. He reviews non-fiction books regularly for the British press and has contributed cartoons to The Literary Review and The Daily Telegraph.