Alexandra Gillian Massey was a Starfleet intelligence officer on active duty in the 23rd century. Born in 2263, she would initially pursue a career as a physician, graduating from Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons in 2283. It was not revealed what transpired during Massey's residency that she would abandon medicine and elect to enter Starfleet Academy at age 24. It is known that she had an older sister, Alyson, who was a Starfleet officer. Among Massey's cadre at the Academy were Toni Durand and Sam McHugh.