Alumnus/Alumna of the Month

Mallika Dutt ('89)

Read an Interview with Mallika Dutt.

Mallika Dutt is founder and executive director of Breakthrough: Building Human Rights Culture. With affiliate offices in New York and New Delhi, Breakthrough uses media and popular culture to raise awareness about human rights and social justice. Ms. Dutt was formerly the Program Officer for Human Rights at the Ford Foundation's New Delhi office, Associate Director of the Center for Women's Global Leadership, and Director of the Norman Foundation. She has authored several articles on human rights, adjunct
taught "Women and the Law" at Hunter College and received several awards.

In addition to her J.D. from NYU School of Law, Mallika has a graduate degree in International Affairs from Columbia University and an undergraduate degree from Mount Holyoke College.