Judit
Arenas

Judit Arenas has over 20 years’ experience in strategic communications, branding, media, government relations and crisis and issue management. Judit currently serves as an executive director based in APCO’s New York office.

Most recently Judit served as the director of external relations for the International Development Law Organization (IDLO) where she led IDLO’s external positioning as the only intergovernmental organization focused exclusively on promoting the rule of law. She served concurrently as deputy permanent observer to the United Nations in New York. Her responsibilities include oversight for advocacy, government relations, public affairs and strategic communication efforts to contribute to building a culture of justice.​ She began her career as a press officer for Amnesty International in Mexico and has developed and implemented positioning strategies for government officials, companies and non-profits in the region working earning column inches and TV/radio placements.​

Judit’s career in the non-profit sector includes roles as chief of staff to the Secretary General of Amnesty International, as global media director for Amnesty and as deputy coordinator for the Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers. As global media director for Amnesty, she oversaw global and regional report campaigns and media launches. ​

A dual British-Mexican national, she undertook post-graduate research as University College London, UK. Judit is a member of the advisory council of GenM, the youth organization that brings together Mexico’s top young political, business and social leaders. Until mid-2017 she served as a trustee of SciDev.Net, the world’s leading news non-profit organization on science and technology for global development.