Alton Grizzle is a Programme Specialist in Communication and Information at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, contributing to UNESCO’s global work on media and information literacy.

He has over 30 years of experience in education, communication, media, digital technologies and development, and has led initiatives on media and information literacy, gender equality, youth, education, digital platforms and AI.

A former school principal in Jamaica, he holds an MSc in Computer-based MIS from the University of the West Indies, an MA in Media and Communication from the University of Leicester, and a PhD in Communication and Journalism from the Autonomous University of Barcelona.