Camilla Schippa is the Director of Global Strategy at the Pure Foundation, an innovative philanthropic trust seeking to harness an eco-system style mission rather than targeting just one specific social cause or outcome. Camilla was the founding Director of the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), which she led for the decade 2008 to 2018. Between her many responsibilities, she managed the development of IEP’s research outputs, including the Global Peace Index and the Global Terrorism Index, as well as the establishment of IEP’s offices in Australia, North America and Europe.
Prior to IEP, Camilla held senior positions at the United Nations Secretariat where she spearheaded the development of high impact multi-stakeholder partnerships and contributed to the creation of numerous strategic alliances between the UN, corporations and foundations. With 20 years of professional experience in building new initiatives for development and peace, guiding public-private partnerships, leading teams and coordinating vast public outreach efforts, Camilla’s first-hand expertise is in intergovernmental organizations, philanthropic strategy and academic research.