Alex Branzell

Events & Communications Coordinator, Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute

Alex Branzell is a Connecticut native passionate about social policy and political economy. He supports the HRI team on communications, events, and research initiatives. The interdisciplinary and collaborative orientation of the global human rights community is what initially drew him to the field, with a primary focus on migration, inequality, and demography in his own work. Alex is also an adjunct faculty member with HRI, teaching Economic Development and Human Rights in Spring 2025.

Prior to joining the Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute, Alex worked for the Oxford Consortium for Human Rights, the United Nations, the U.S. Department of State, and Human Rights Campaign. He holds a MSc in International Social & Public Policy from the London School of Economics. Alex joined UConn in 2021 and became a Husky himself in 2024 with a graduate certificate in Geographic Information Systems. Outside of UConn, Alex is an avid rock-climber, swimmer, and motorcyclist. You can reach him at alex.branzell@uconn.edu.