Olivia Allen

Olivia Allen currently serves as Head of Strategy at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, with additional responsibilities as Head of Strategic Initiatives and Head of Strategy & Impact during a secondment period from October 2023 to February 2025. Previously, Olivia worked at the Wellcome Trust in various roles related to strategy, including a secondment to the Wellcome Sanger Institute. Prior experience includes positions at Asthma UK, Nesta, the Planet Earth Institute, and Integrated Community Based Initiatives, focusing on policy, advocacy, and program development. Olivia's educational background includes an MSc in Public Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, an MSc in Science and Technology Policy from the University of Sussex, and a BSc in Neuroscience from the University of Sussex.