Katie is the Policy and International Engagement Coordinator for the Global Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU) and will help drive the coalition’s ambition to make the case for the urgent transformation of our food and land systems. In this role, Katie collaborates with the engagement director, country leads and communication teams to support a systemic program of international engagement during the 2021 super year (COP26, Nutrition for Growth, G7, G20 and FSS), and beyond!

在加入WRI之前，凯蒂（Katie）跨越了商业和政治，努力通过DMA Invest和上议院的高级顾问来促进在新兴市场中的贸易和投资。作为DMA的合伙人，她为国家负责人组织了投资峰会，并带领塞拉利昂和阿尔及利亚的贸易任务。2020年3月，她影响并计划了该公司的新愿景，以成为一家非石油公司，并开始通过举办首次以可持续性为中心的虚拟事件“ UK-Algeria Energy Transition和COPC26倒计时”采取行动。凯蒂（Katie）在2020年8月戴上政治帽子时，与上议院的同伴紧密合作，向他们提供有关绿色金融，社区包容性，女性赋权和人权等主题的建议。她喜欢在威斯敏斯特的心脏地带，并看到许多法案作为演讲作家的进步。

Katie has a Master’s with Distinction in Environment and Development from the London School of Economics, and a First-Class Undergraduate Degree from the University of Cambridge in Geography. Her Undergraduate dissertation dealt with issues of green attitudes and infrastructure in Sweden, whilst her Master’s thesis explored climate change narratives related to policy in Small Island States. She has volunteered in New Delhi with ActionAid India’s partnership unit, during which she supported field research on food security and women’s empowerment. Katie has also been a research consultant for Oxfam GB, analysing projects on climate change adaptation and sustainable forestry.

Katie has been a passionate advocate for sustainability for as long as she can remember and is still proud of her blue peter badge for making a Christmas tree out of recycled bottles aged 7. Outside of work Katie likes to keep busy doing too many things at once, be it attempting salsa dancing, swimming, a cappella, going to the theatre, running or duolingo.