Alvin has spent over a decade working on issues of social justice, human rights, and public policy. He recently co-founded "End the Virus of Racism", in response to the three-fold increase in hate crimes and racism towards people of East and Southeast Asian heritage since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. In 2017 he was listed on "Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe" for his work.

Alvin advises governments and global corporations on leadership, social policy, and impact. He was granted an Impact Fellowship by Singularity University to use exponential technologies to improve global governance, and was awarded a Winston Churchill Travel Fellowship to research how community leaders are addressing social exclusion across the US. He is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Expert Network. Alvin has lectured at the University of Connecticut, has delivered keynote speeches in the House of Lords, and has debated in Cambridge Union and Chatham House. He has also appeared on CNN, BBC, Televisión Española, AFP, Al Jazeera, Channel 4, the Law Society, TEDx, and Web Summit to discuss politics, technology, economics, and social change.

As a community organiser, Alvin led the Citizens’ Inquiry into the Tottenham Riots. This grassroots effort engaged 10,000 local people and helped lead to jobs for young people and the suspension of section 60 stop and searches in the area.

Before completing his master’s degree in social policy at the LSE, Alvin ran soup kitchens for homeless people, did research for the think-tank Demos, and worked for a Member of UK Parliament. He also worked for the social business Catch22 focused on crime, youth justice, and gangs, and then as a lobbyist for people in poverty for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

Between 2016 and 2020, he ran The Fourth Group, a global community of 400,000 people whose mission is to shape technology for all, leaving nobody behind. During this time, he ran a global inquiry into the issues caused by technology, and established a membership body - United Citizens - which has 150 members from every continent and advocates for policy change. He also initiated campaigns backed by half a million people from over 160 different countries, building a movement to shape tech for the good of society.