 He was appointed to the Alumni Association Board of Governors in 1994 and served as the board's Vice President from 1996 to 1998.Since that time, he has served on the Chicago Booth Council and is currently the co-chair of Chicago Booth's Capital Campaign.Currently, Alper is a member of the University of Chicago Board of Trustees and the Chairman of the completed Chicago Initiative, a University fundraising drive to raise $2 billion for Chicago's endowment.