Alex Ott is a co-founder of P.A.S.S. (People Advocating Sexual Safety) and a principal behind the development of Aegis, a technology platform designed to support affirmative consent and personal safety. Alex’s interest in this work is shaped by an early experience in which he was proximate to a situation involving sexual harm and, subsequently, to the way it was mishandled by adults and institutions that should have known better. That exposure, particularly to the consequences of silence, confusion, and misplaced authority, led him to focus on prevention rather than reaction, and on equipping people with clearer language and stronger bystander confidence before harm occurs.

P.A.S.S. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing sexual safety and consent through education, community programs, and advocacy. The organization works with students, educators, and institutions to normalize affirmative consent and foster cultures of responsibility, respect, and care. Its educational frameworks and programming have been adopted by a growing number of respected educational institutions seeking more proactive approaches to sexual safety.

Complementing this mission, Aegis is a consent and personal safety platform that integrates education, secure documentation, and real-time tools designed to reduce miscommunication and support informed, respectful decision-making. Together, P.A.S.S. and Aegis aim to address well-documented gaps in consent education at a time when sexual assault, particularly among young adults, remains both widespread and significantly underreported.

Alex’s work bridges education, advocacy, and technology with a single goal: shifting the cultural focus from responding to harm after it occurs to preventing it through clarity, accountability, and shared responsibility.