GLAAD

Alan Klein, National Communications Director

In 1996, Alan Klein was recruited to join the staff of GLAAD (formerly the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation), the nonprofit organization focused on LGBTQ advocacy and cultural change. He became the organization’s first national communications director and its primary spokesperson. 

Alan developed GLAAD’s public relations and strategic positioning plans; positioned the agency as the nation’s leading source of LGBTQ-oriented news and information; managed and supervised staff based in New York, Los Angeles, Washington, DC and San Francisco; directed public response to breaking news and hot-button issues; and, served as the organization's primary spokesperson.