Sarah Nelson

CEO

London, England, United Kingdom24 yrs 5 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in biodiversity and environmental policy.
  • Led initiatives on crisis response and international environmental issues.
  • Extensive experience in stakeholder engagement and capacity building.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in environmental policy and biodiversity management.

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Skills

Core Skills

BiodiversityEnvironmental PolicyCrisis Response

Other Skills

Environmental IssuesConservation IssuesSustainabilityEnvironmental ScienceEnvironmental AwarenessEnvironmental Impact AssessmentClimate Change AdaptationReport WritingNGOsPolicyNatural Resource ManagementEuropean UnionStakeholder EngagementWildlifePolicy Analysis

About

Twitter: @sarahelenelson

Experience

Kpmg

2 roles

Global Lead Director - Nature & Biodiversity

Promoted

Oct 2024Present · 1 yr 6 mos · Hybrid

BiodiversityEnvironmental Policy

Global Lead - Nature & Biodiversity

Oct 2022Oct 2024 · 2 yrs · Hybrid

BiodiversityEnvironmental Policy

Taskforce on nature-related financial disclosures (tnfd)

Taskforce Member

Jun 2024Present · 1 yr 10 mos

Un decade on ecosystem restoration

Advisory Board Member

Jun 2023Present · 2 yrs 10 mos · United Kingdom · Remote

Uk civil service

Deputy Director/Senior Policy Manager

Apr 2018Oct 2022 · 4 yrs 6 mos · Greater London, England, United Kingdom

  • Various senior civil service roles working predominately on crisis response (Brexit, Covid, Ukraine) and international environmental issues (COP26 nature strategy, Dasgupta Review and Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference) for a number of different Government Departments including DEFRA, HMT, DHSC and DLUHC.
Crisis ResponseEnvironmental Policy

Rspb

Head of International Policy Department

Oct 2015Apr 2018 · 2 yrs 6 mos

Cabinet office

Senior Policy Advisor - Sustainable Development Goals

Jul 2013Oct 2015 · 2 yrs 3 mos · London, United Kingdom

Department of foreign affairs and trade, ireland

Development and Environment Expert for Irish Presidency Team on Post 2015 Development Framework

Jan 2013Jul 2013 · 6 mos · Dublin

Department for environment, food and rural affairs

2 roles

Policy Manager

Dec 2011Jan 2013 · 1 yr 1 mo · London Area, United Kingdom

Various policy roles at DEFRA

Mar 2004Jun 2010 · 6 yrs 3 mos · London, Greater London, United Kingdom

Un environment

Special Assistant to Angela Cropper, Deputy Executive Director, UNEP & IPBES secretariat

Jun 2010Nov 2011 · 1 yr 5 mos · Nairobi, Kenya

Rspb

Senior Research Assistant

Oct 2001Mar 2004 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Sandy, Bedfordshire, UK

Education

Cranfield University

MSc

Jan 2000Jan 2001

University of Reading

Bsc (Hons) — Zoology

Jan 1997Jan 2000

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