Expertise: Government partnerships, strategic partnerships, development cooperation, external relations, public funding, grants/donor management

Background: A member of Environmental Defense Fund's Government Partnerships team, Susan (she/her) supports bilateral and multilateral engagement efforts to develop and strengthen the organization’s relationships with government partners in support of its mission to build a vital Earth, for everyone. Susan joined Environmental Defense Fund after five years at the United Nations where she worked at the intersection of development and security issues, specializing in securing and implementing Official Development Assistance for global programming. Susan holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Toronto and a master’s degree from the University of Oxford.