Anusha Alikhan

About Anusha Alikhan

Communications professional with more than 15 years of experience including strategy and brand development, media and external relations, marketing, project management, employment relations and international affairs- Creative thinker in helping organizations develop new ideas, reach diverse audiences, solve problems, foster innovation and advance transformational change- Skilled in managing diverse teams in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment- Educational achievements: Law degree (J.D.), Master of Arts in journalism (M.A.), Bachelor of Arts honors (B.A.)- Specialties: Communications, marketing, public relations, writing, editing, creating print and online communications materials, journalism, online media, social media and collaboration tools, advocacy, law, human rights, employment/internal communications.

Experience

1. Chief Communications Officer

   Wikimedia Foundation

   Jul 2023 — Present

Education

• New York University

  M.A., Journalism

  2005 — 2007

• Queen's University Law School (Ontario, Canada)

  JD, Law

  1999 — 2002

• University of Toronto

  B.A. (honors), Employment Relations/Criminology

  1995 — 1999

• University of Oxford

  Certificate, International Human Rights Law

  2000 — 2000

Skills

• Speech Writing
• Fundraising
• Community Development
• Research
• Newsletters
• Strategy
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Social Networking
• Management
• Indesign
• Photoshop
• Editorial
• Copywriting
• Journalism
• Marketing Communications
• Press Releases
• Digital Media
• Event Management
• Crisis Communications
• Proposal Writing
• Human Rights
• Publications
• Strategic Communications
• Writing
• Social Media
• International Development
• International Relations
• Editing
• Non-Profits
• Social Media Marketing
• Nonprofits
• Public Relations
• Internal Communications
• Proofreading
• Media Relations
• Copy Editing
• Marketing
• Corporate Communications
• Web Content
• New Media