Allegra Udell joined the Guttmacher Institute in 2024 as Global Communications Manager. In this role, she collaborates with international partners and communications, policy and research staff to develop and execute dissemination strategies for studies and projects at the country and regional level as well as on the global scale. Ms. Udell brings more than four years of international communications and advocacy experience to the Institute, including almost two years at the United Nations Global Compact, where she produced stories and mobilization materials to encourage companies worldwide to align their operations with universal principles on human rights, labor rights, environmental stewardship and anti-corruption. She has a master’s degree in strategic communications from American University in Washington, DC.