Alexander Delgado is a committed advocate for all vulnerable populations facing discrimination and violence. Alexander has spent the last six years working with survivors of human trafficking and gender-based violence to improve social services at the local, state, and national levels. As the Director of Public Policy, Alexander oversees PACT’s Survivors Council and ensure survivor voices are centered during the policymaking process. Most recently, Alexander was a Program Officer for the Trafficking Victim Assistance Program at the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants. Through partnerships and capacity building, Alexander established programmatic guidelines to serve LGBTQ+ individuals and foreign nationals better. Alex started his advocacy work at Sanctuary for Families as a case manager helping survivors navigate social welfare and immigration systems. Alexander was born in Lima, Peru, and raised in New Jersey. He received his B.S. in Neurobiology from Boston University and holds a Master's in Policy Management from Georgetown University.
So much of the conversation around trafficking and sexual exploitation involves women - women make up the majority of the victims and they also make up the majority of advocates and gender-based violence experts. Men, though ...