Axel Santana, Associate, leads the transportation equity work and supports the Puerto Rico program at PolicyLink. His work involves research, coalition building, and advocacy around mobility justice, climate justice, and strengthening movements. In his years at PolicyLink, he has helped convene advocates from across the country, collaborated with equity leaders on various initiatives, authored reports, and developed tools — all in service of empowering and lifting the voices of our most marginalized communities. He is passionate about ensuring everyone has access to safe, reliable, and efficient transportation options, a key element of a sustainable and thriving community. His work in Puerto Rico supports grassroots partners advancing governance, data transparency, and land use strategies—some of the biggest challenges of the archipelago where his family hails from.  Axel received his master's in international policy with a focus on human security and development from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey and B.A. in Global Studies and Political Science from the University of California, Riverside. He enjoys fitness, traveling, live music, and lives in Southern California with his wife and dog.

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