# Alex Northcott

> Alex Northcott is the London-based founder and CEO of Roxhill Media and co-founder of Gorkana. A former Gurkha officer who moved into PR at JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley, he built journalist-information businesses around the needs of communications professionals. Gorkana was acquired by Durrants in 2010; he subsequently returned to the sector with Roxhill and has invested in Signal Media and Slipcase.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Roxhill Media
- **Organizations:** Roxhill Media, Gorkana, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, Brigade of Gurkhas, Signal Media, Slipcase, Help for Heroes
- **Nationality:** British
- **Education:** University of St Andrews
- **Known for:** Co-founded Gorkana and built it into a business acquired by Durrants in 2010., Founded Roxhill Media after working in financial PR and building Gorkana., Invested in Signal Media’s 2015 funding round.

## Career timeline

- **1996** — Left the military and entered public relations at JP Morgan.
- **2000-2003** — Worked at Morgan Stanley; the date range is reported by Mesh from his LinkedIn profile.
- **2003** — Co-founded Gorkana with Michael Webster; researched demand among prospective customers while at Morgan Stanley.
- **2010** — Gorkana was acquired by Durrants.
- **2013** — Roxhill Media Limited was incorporated on 31 October.
- **2015** — Roxhill was publicly launched; company biographies describe 2015 as its founding year.
- **2015** — Invested £350,000 in Signal Media, reported on 9 October.
- **2016** — Identified publicly as a Slipcase investor and director.
- **2026** — Listed as moderator of a misinformation and disinformation panel at the Corporate Affairs Summit.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Gorkana and built it into a business acquired by Durrants in 2010.
- Founded Roxhill Media after working in financial PR and building Gorkana.
- Invested in Signal Media’s 2015 funding round.
- Served as an investor and director of Slipcase, documented in January 2016.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — The Corporate Affairs Summit agenda lists Northcott as moderator of a misinformation and disinformation discussion with Charlie Bain, Adrian Cox and Addy Frederick; his LinkedIn activity thanks the organiser and panellists.

## Links

- Website: https://roxhillmedia.com/
- LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/alex-northcott-01452a
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/alexnorthcott1

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Last updated: 2026-10-21