Alli O'Connell

Alli is Head of Marketing and Communications for the Autodesk Foundation, where she leads a global marketing and communications program that inspires entrepreneurs, innovators, designers, and engineers to create positive impact with Autodesk. Alli brings an extensive background in impact marketing, grants management, international project management, social entrepreneurship, and systemic change facilitation spanning globally across nonprofit, government, and enterprise to her role. Alli has a BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in International Studies with a double minor in Social Entrepreneurship and Environmental Studies.

  • Announcing the Autodesk Foundation’s Inclusive Climate Innovation Initiative

    The Autodesk Foundation is excited to launch its Inclusive Climate Innovation Initiative (ICII) to bolster the inclusive innovation environment in climate technology through philanthropy.

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  • The Bridges to Prosperity story at AU 2023

    During Autodesk University 2023, Autodesk highlighted its partnership, through the Autodesk Foundation, with Bridges to Prosperity (B2P) to address a critical global issue: more than 250 million people lack safe access to healthcare, education, and employment because they cannot cross rivers safely.

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  • Photo grid. Headshots of Christian Benimana, MASS Design Group; Etosha Cave, Twelve; Amy King, Pallet; Megan O’Connor, Nth Cycle; Nithya Ramanathan, Nexleaf Analytics; and Jason Wang, FreeWorld.

    Meet the innovators who inspire us

    In 2022, the Autodesk Foundation partnered with the Autodesk Gallery to spotlight leaders from our portfolio in Spectrum—an interactive exhibit showcasing innovators who are transforming Autodesk industries for good.

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    Creating authentic impact narratives

    Autodesk is applying its brand and storytelling expertise for impact.

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  • Connecting community, culture, and creativity

    How one employee’s leadership is building intergenerational bonds UPDATE: We are honored to receive a 2022 Bronze Anthem Award for Most Impactful Corporate Initiative for the partnership between Kimochi, Autodesk Asian Network, Autodesk, and the Autodesk Foundation on this project. This year, Autodesk embraced its unique opportunity to accelerate positive outcomes through a company-wide impact strategy that positions…

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  • Autodesk technology supports healthcare transformation in Haiti

    Challenge Villagers in Carrefour commune of Ouest, Haiti live just 10 miles from the capital city of Port-au-Prince, but upwards of two hours from medical care due to unpaved roads and Ouest’s mountainous location. More than 50,000 people rely on a single, three-room primary clinic in Ouest. Those seeking care often arrive before sunrise and…

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  • Catalytic funding scales handwashing and drinking stations

    Catalytic funding from the Autodesk Foundation helped Splash build a proof of concept for handwashing and drinking stations produced at scale, which led to $1.6 million in follow-on funding to bring the product to market. Challenge Access to clean water is foundational to health and wellbeing; without it millions of people are exposed to preventable,…

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