Executive team

Iain Drennan

Executive Director

Iain has been the Executive Director of WeProtect Global Alliance since its launch as an independent international institution in April 2020.

Previously, he led the UK Home Office’s international response to child sexual abuse. Under Iain’s leadership, the UK was assessed top out of 60 countries in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Out of the Shadows Index on response to child sexual abuse and ratified the Council of Europe’s Lanzarote Convention against child sexual abuse.

Prior to this, Iain worked in national security, foreign policy and counter terrorism roles in the UK civil service and diplomatic service, including a posting in Kabul where he managed the UK’s multi-million dollar counter terrorism and anti-corruption justice programme.

Eleanor Munif

Chief Operating Officer

Eleanor has worked in broad operational and leadership roles in not-for-profit organisations for over fifteen years. She has a particular interest in organisational management, operational delivery and risk mitigation.

Eleanor’s previous roles include working as Director of Operations at Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage; Chief Operating Officer at Redthread, a charity working to end youth violence in the UK; Programme Director of an educational programme supporting disadvantaged children; and as a Risk Management Consultant at Deloitte.

Jess Lishak

Head of Communications and Engagement

Jess has worked in communications, public affairs and policy-influencing roles throughout her career, with a particular focus on equalities, education and human rights.

Before joining WeProtect Global Alliance, Jess was the Communications and External Affairs Manager at the UK’s Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse. She also currently serves on the Trustee Board for Against Violence and Abuse and is a qualified Independent Sexual Violence Advisor.

Alessandra Tranquilli

Research and Frameworks Manager

Alessandra is an International Development professional with more than 10 years of working experience in Africa, Asia and Europe in child protection, gender and education. She has strong skills in programme development and management, multi-country research management and evaluation. 

Before joining We Protect Global Alliance, she worked for both international NGOs, such as Plan International Asia, and membership-based organisations, such as Girls Not Brides.

Delali Mortty

Participation Manager

Delali has worked extensively in children and women’s rights issues across global programme management, strategic partnerships, and non-formal education.

Delali has collaborated with major social media companies and NGOs to embed youth voices and participation in safety by design initiatives. She also brings expertise in gender-based violence and has worked closely with survivor-led organisations. Delali is a founding Director of Player Voice, an organisation enabling young people’s views and ideas to be heard regarding their education and sporting development, with their safety always in mind.

Eleanor Linsell

Advocacy Manager

Eleanor has demonstrated experience in international campaigns and stakeholder engagement, with a particular focus on technology policy and EU affairs.

Prior to joining the Alliance, Eleanor worked for Google’s government affairs team working on a variety of projects including EU campaigns outreach, political engagement for child safety programmes and leading initiatives to boost diversity, equity, and inclusion. In the past, Eleanor has also volunteered for organisations that support survivors of rape and sexual violence.  

Stephanie Quintao

Membership Engagement Manager

Stephanie has worked in international relations and wider advocacy focusing on membership management as well as facilitating stakeholder outreach.

Before joining WeProtect Global Alliance, Stephanie was the Senior Member Relations Adviser at the American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union (AmCham EU) where she was responsible for overall membership engagement, including retention and recruitment strategies.

Veronica Polizzi

Operations Manager

Veronica has worked in diverse industries with a special interest in financial budgeting and efficiency strategies.

Before joining WeProtect Global Alliance, Veronica was Financial Reporting Manager at a private healthcare company where she was responsible for tracking, analysing and reporting business income as well as taking the lead in creating and implementing processes to improve workflow.

Samuel Atiku

Research and Projects Officer

Samuel has worked, over the last 14 years, to identify gaps and help develop actionable policy solutions through in-depth quantitative and qualitative research.

He holds a Master by Research (MRes) in Public Administration from the University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom. Samuel is an alumnus of the Harvard Kennedy School (Behavioural insight in Policy Design). He is also a 2020 alumnus of the US Department of State’s International Visitors Leadership Program.

Stefano Spadaro

Communications and Content Officer

Stefano has worked in communications focusing especially on children’s rights, humanitarian aid and development.

Before joining WeProtect Global Alliance, Stefano was the Communications and Campaigns Assistant at the Plan International EU Office in Brussels, where he was contributing to shaping the organisation’s campaigns and overall content production.