Michael Sheldrick

Michael Sheldrick is a policy entrepreneur, author and a driving force behind the efforts of Global Citizen. As a Co-Founder and Chief Policy, Impact, and Government Affairs Officer, he has led the organization's campaigns to mobilize over $40 billion in essential resources such as healthcare, education, and climate resilience. In 2021, he served as a 'friend of the COP26 Presidency' in Glasgow, securing commitments from 17 major companies for the UN's Race to Zero campaign. Since 2022, he's been a member of Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s Bridgetown Initiative, focusing on unlocking finance for climate resilience. He is the author of From Ideas to Impact: A Playbook for Influencing and Implementing Change in a Divided World (Wiley: 2024).