Cressida Pollock

Cressida Pollock is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in leadership and advisory roles across various sectors. Currently serving as Co-chair of the Advisory Board at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford, Cressida also holds positions as a UK Board Member for the International Rescue Committee and Senior Advisor at SYSTEMIQ Ltd. Previous leadership experience includes Co-director at Quadrature Climate Foundation and Chief Executive Officer of the English National Opera. Cressida's consulting background includes tenures at McKinsey & Company and Goldman Sachs, as well as roles in business development and technical advisory at CIDRZ and the Ministry of Health of Zambia. Cressida holds an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management and completed the Bar Vocational Course at City St George’s, University of London.