Alexander S. Farkas

Alexander S. Farkas (April 3, 1930 – July 28, 1999) was the chief executive officer of Alexander's, a department store. Early life and education Farkas was the son of George Farkas, the founder of Alexander's, and Ruth Lewis Farkas, a sociologist and the US Ambassador to Luxembourg.

The company suffered losses in the early 1980s and in 1984, at the request of Interstate Properties, which owned 13% of the company at that time, Alexander Farkas resigned as CEO and was succeeded by his brother, Robin Farkas (1933-2018).

Family Through his brother, Robin, he was the uncle of billionaire Andrew L. Farkas, who founded Insignia Financial Group.

His mother was President Nixon's Ambassador to Luxembourg. His younger brother Jonathan is married to Somers Farkas, who was confirmed to be US Ambassador to Malta in October 2025.

Farkas was married 5 times and had 3 children from his 3rd marriage.