Nicolas Alexander
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Experience
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Thallo
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United Kingdom
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Environmental Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Partnerships & Policy
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Jan 2022 - Present
I lead partnership activities for thallo's key user stakeholders (project developers, businesses, traders) and strategic partners. I am also the company lead on policy, where I coordinate and report on in-market developments from a global and country level and participate in national working groups/steering committees to help shape carbon and blockchain policy.
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Juniper Lake Ventures LLP
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United Kingdom
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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Principal
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Aug 2021 - Present
Responsible for market research, outreach and due diligence for Juniper Lake Ventures - an investment management firm investing in plant-based proteins, alternative textiles, bio-tech - and other game-changing sustainable companies.
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UNICEF
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Consultant
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Nov 2019 - Present
Provide consultancy services and strategic advice to UNICEF for their participation in the €600m PROSPECTS partnership, which includes the World Bank, IFC, ILO and UNHCR. Responsibilities include developing strategic think pieces, creating monitoring and evaluation systems and leading multi-agency work streams.
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The Sustainability Board
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United Kingdom
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Think Tanks
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Advisor
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Feb 2020 - Feb 2022
London, England, United Kingdom The Sustainability Board Report is a privately funded not-for-profit project developed by a group of individuals passionate about sustainability leadership.
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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United Kingdom
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Health Attaché
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Dec 2017 - Jan 2019
Geneva Area, Switzerland Represented the UK on the Board of the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), securing adoption of all major resolutions on HIV/AIDS and helping steer the agency through a major organizational and political crisis. Also responsible for managing the UK’s $100 M annual investment in the UN Population Fund Supplies programme, streamlining its evaluation framework to improve reporting across 46 countries.
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Policy and Programme Manager
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Jul 2017 - Dec 2017
Geneva Area, Switzerland & Bridgetown, Barbados Supported the United Kingdom’s (UK) strategic engagement with global health institutions, with a focus on UNFPA, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). Also formulated a $18 M humanitarian programme to underpin the UK’s response to Hurricane Irma in the British Overseas Territories.
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Campaign Manager
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Sep 2016 - Jun 2017
Switzerland Campaign strategist for Dr David Nabarro, the UK’s candidate for the Director-General of the WHO. Responsibilities included: providing geo-political analysis and coordinating domestic and international influencing efforts.
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Deputy Programme Manager and Assistant to the Director
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Aug 2015 - Sep 2016
Geneva Area, Switzerland Managed the UK’s £400 million investment in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), represented the UK on technical bodies such as the Polio Independent Monitoring Group and Polio Partners Group, and coordinated DFID’s external engagement with Geneva-based multilateral institutions.
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Trainee
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Feb 2015 - Aug 2015
Geneva Area, Switzerland Led negotiations on two resolutions at the 28th Human Rights Council and negotiated a coherent approach across EU Member States, UN Special Procedures and representatives, and civil society across a variety of thematic issues.
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Education
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IESE Business School
Master of Business Administration - MBA -
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
MSc, Human Rights -
McGill University
Bachelor of Arts, Double Major in Economics and Political Science -
University of Melbourne
Student Exchange Programme, Politics and Economics