Larissa Lockwood

Director of Policy and Campaigns

Leading Global Action Plan’s campaigns and projects to create immediate change and - based on practical insights from this grassroots work - advocate for wider, systemic change for cleaner air, a safe, well regulated online info ecosystem and generations of children equipped to act collectively for people and planet.

Larissa is a dynamic leader passionate about driving sustainable development to improve health and well-being. She is impact-focused with extensive experience of managing teams and programmes, building alliances and influencing policy to embed change in large organisations, especially in the public sector, and wider society. She is an experienced campaigner with strong strategic communication skills working to change public understanding and policy to benefit climate change and health.

Larissa has 25 years’ experience in the sustainability sector. With roots in environmental campaigning, she has advised government and the NHS through the Sustainable Development Commission’s Healthy Futures programme, and helped establish the NHS Sustainable Development Unit. Larissa drafted the first NHS Carbon Reduction Strategy, and has also led The Carbon Trust’s flagship public sector carbon management programmes and Global Action Plan’s award-winning Operation TLC programme. She has an academic background in Behavioural Science (BSc) and Sustainable Development (MProf).