Anna is a resilience, climate change and disaster risk leader and specialist with over 15 years’ experience in the Asia-Pacific region. She is an experienced project manager, having led climate change and disaster resilience consultancies, evaluations, and research projects since 2008 across 10 Pacific Island Countries.

Anna manages ISF projects that focus on the intersection between climate change adaptation, disaster risk management and development in the Asia-Pacific region. Her contribution to international development research is underpinned by strong intercultural skills and a keen willingness to ensure research informs policy and practice.

Prior to joining ISF, Anna worked on a range of independent consultancies focused on climate change, disaster risk management and development in the Pacific, with clients from the development and university sectors, NGOs and Pacific intergovernmental organisations. Anna worked with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Samoa and as a Research Associate at the University of New South Wales, on projects focused on Pacific climate change adaptation and disaster risk management issues. Anna’s professional experience also spans the private sector, including three years as Climate Research Analyst for Insurance Australia Group (IAG).