Senior Policy Adviser, Climate ChangeThe Elders
Trained as an development economist, Allison has worked in the environmental space since 1995. Over the past 20 years, she has focused on the intersection between economic development and environmental protection through a variety of roles in the NGO, government and commercial sectors. Most recently she has worked in the advisory and philanthropic space, heading up the Nand & Jeet Khemka Foundation and at Zennström Philanthropies, and has provided strategic advice to foundations based in Europe, the US and the Middle East. She is currently, the Senior Policy Advisor for Climate Change at The Elders Foundation and sits on a number of advisory boards and juries at the intersection of environment, innovation and entrepreneurship. Her work focuses on supporting innovative approaches to addressing climate change and entrepreneurship globally. She holds an BSFS from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and an Msc from the London School of Economics.