Our Team

Derek Alpert
President

Derek Alpert began his leadership tenure as full-time President of Concern Foundation in September 2001. He began his association with Concern as a volunteer helping family friends set-up the organization’s annual Block Party on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. He became actively involved in 1979 as one of the original founders of Concern 2, the “young adult” second generation of Concern. He served as the Concern 2 volunteer President for over 12 years.

Before taking on the role of full-time President at Concern, Derek had a very successful 26 plus year career as a music industry executive as Vice President of Motion Picture Music at Rondor Music Publishing the music publishing division of A&M Records.

As president of Concern, Derek oversees all aspects of the organization with a staff of three full time employees. Responsibilities include fundraising and fund development, donor development, developing new business strategies and alliances, event organization and planning of all Concern fundraising and “friend-raiser” events, community outreach programs, developing and maintaining private and corporate business partnerships, working with our Scientific Review Committee and Concern’s Finance, Oversight and Investments committees. He along with his staff develop in-house all marketing materials, social media campaigns and continue to develop new opportunities to inspire a younger generation to get active and involved.

Derek is a board member of several other non-profit organizations both within and outside the cancer community. His board activities include active membership on the advisory councils of both the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases, founding and current Executive Board member of Piece By Piece a social-enterprise and creative arts program in downtown LA’s Skid Row.