Allegra Baider is the Deputy Director of Public Policy at the Center for Community Change Action, a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to develop the power and capacity of low-income people, especially low-income people of color, to change the policies and institutions that affect their lives. Allegra previously worked at the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) as a Senior Policy Analyst, where she focused on workforce policies to create pathways to good jobs for low-income people. Prior to joining CLASP, Allegra was a fellow at the U.S. Department of Labor where she analyzed federal job training policies. Allegra has a Masters in Social Work from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Arts degree from McGill University.