Lex Luthor is the founder of LexCorp and a former scientist at AmazoTech and Anthony Ivo's former assistant. After Ivo's rampage, Lex struggled to find another job due to creating the Parasite Suit. Taking advice from Jimmy Olsen to carve his path out, Alex convinces Amanda Waller to hire him as the new head scientist of Task Force X. After Brainiac's attempted invasion of Earth and Waller's crimes being exposed to the public, Luthor would leave Task Force X alongside Slade to found LexCorp.