Anu Kumar is a Communications Manager at BRAC. She is responsible for the Ultra Poor Graduation Initiative’s digital communications, including the engagement and management of digital platforms.

Prior to joining BRAC UPGI, Anu was the Communications Specialist for the Economic Analysis and Research Network (EARN) at the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) focused on outreach and advocacy for issues centering racial, gender, and worker justice. Anu has supported communications efforts at think tanks such as the Council on Foreign Relations and New America. She also worked as a consultant at APCO Worldwide supporting projects and communications strategies for governments, corporations, and nonprofits.

As a first-generation daughter of immigrants from South India, she is passionate about contributing to an organization based in and serving the Global South.

Anu holds a Master’s in Intercultural and International Communication from the School of International Service at American University, and received her Bachelor’s in Journalism and International Studies from Indiana University Bloomington.