Alexandra Pardal Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

London, England, United Kingdom

As Interim co-Executive Director of Digital Action, I'm leading on campaigns, programmes, partnerships and fundraising. Digital Action is a global movement-building organisation to protect democracy and human rights from digital threats. At present, we're focused on our stewardship of the Global Coalition for Tech Justice, a global platform accountability movement to protect people and elections from tech harms in over 55 countries across the world.

Member of the Senior Management team and leader of Digital Action's team of experienced campaign professionals to deliver high impact global campaigns to tackle Big Tech harms to democracy and human rights.Overseeing campaign design, development and delivery, from resourcing decisions through to post-action reviews. Building and maintaining relationships with a diverse range of collaborators, including civil society and grassroots organisations, think tanks, journalists and… Show more Member of the Senior Management team and leader of Digital Action's team of experienced campaign professionals to deliver high impact global campaigns to tackle Big Tech harms to democracy and human rights.Overseeing campaign design, development and delivery, from resourcing decisions through to post-action reviews. Building and maintaining relationships with a diverse range of collaborators, including civil society and grassroots organisations, think tanks, journalists and technologists. Show less

- Leading organisational development for Democratic Integrity, an investigative start-up in its infancy. - Developing first projects and partnerships.- Building relationships with prospective donors, partners and stakeholders. - Leading a small team of consultants and collaborators.- Establishing organisational policies and processes (editorial, risk management etc).

- Directing investigations for a 5-month project on online disinformation networks, the far-right and foreign interference targeting the European elections. Publications included revelations relating to the Spanish far-right movement, reported in El Pais, El Mundo and other leading newspapers. - Managing a remote team of researchers. - Legal risk management relating to the investigations, including recruitment and consultation of legal counsel for publication. - Contributing to the… Show more - Directing investigations for a 5-month project on online disinformation networks, the far-right and foreign interference targeting the European elections. Publications included revelations relating to the Spanish far-right movement, reported in El Pais, El Mundo and other leading newspapers. - Managing a remote team of researchers. - Legal risk management relating to the investigations, including recruitment and consultation of legal counsel for publication. - Contributing to the development of a very large online and offline campaign for Avaaz, mobilising its 20 million supporters across Europe. Show less

London, United Kingdom

- Leading investigations, campaigns, advocacy and strategic litigation related to environmental and human rights abuses in conflict-affected states. - Building supportive coalitions and networks across NGOs, governments, inter-governmental organisations and law enforcement (Interpol, ICC, national bodies). - Risk management, including security and legal risks to staff, partners and the organisation. - Managing sub-grants and partnerships relating to campaigns and… Show more - Leading investigations, campaigns, advocacy and strategic litigation related to environmental and human rights abuses in conflict-affected states. - Building supportive coalitions and networks across NGOs, governments, inter-governmental organisations and law enforcement (Interpol, ICC, national bodies). - Risk management, including security and legal risks to staff, partners and the organisation. - Managing sub-grants and partnerships relating to campaigns and investigations.- Publications include: “Total Systems Failure: exposing the secret networks destroying forests in Democratic Republic of Congo”, June 2018; “Unsanctioned trade: How US purchases of rainforest timber risk breaking terror sanctions”, February 2017; “Blood Timber: How Europe helped fund war in Central African Republic”, July 2015; “Exporting impunity: how Congo's rainforest is illegally logged for international markets”, June 2015. - Liaising with and submitting evidence to national and international law enforcement bodies.- Impacts include: changes to a major UNDP-run donor programme; changes to the European Union’s trade, aid and law enforcement programme (FLEGT); cancellation of large numbers of contracts with companies responsible for environmental destruction and conflict finance; restitution equivalent to €100,000 to Liberian communities for illegal trading with Europe; successful enforcement actions and ongoing cases in the EU and US into several companies. - Media interviews include: Sky News, BBC news and BBC World, the Guardian, The Times, Reuters UK, Le Monde, Süddeutsche Zeitung, TV 5 France. - Conference speaking includes: OECD Integrity Forum; Chatham House; European Commission. - Managing a team of 4 staff and several consultants. - Liaising with donors and co-drafting grant applications to achieve a fully funded campaign of £300-400k per annum. Show less

London, United Kingdom

• Developing an advocacy strategy vis-à-vis the European Union and member governments on regulations, policies and international agreements. • Lobbying on a range of campaigns, eg. inclusion of project-by-project reporting by extractives industries in the EU Accounting Directive.

London, United Kingdom

• Senior associate analyst and media commentator in the national and international press.• Publications include “The struggle to solve Europe's economic woes: are Europe's leaders up to the challenge?” April 2010.• Media appearances include BBC Newsnight.• Conference speaker: Chatham House, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Fabian Society.

London, United Kingdom

Called to the Bar, July 2012.

Brussels Area, Belgium

• Coordinated discussions and managed negotiations on EU legislation and political priorities amongst social democratic Prime Ministers, Ministers, European Commissioners and Members of the European Parliament. Examples include the 2005 revised Lisbon Strategy, 2007 Climate and Energy package.• Chaired meetings of Prime Ministers’ advisers to prepare European Councils. • Chaired meetings of Prime Ministers’ sherpas in preparation of the G20 during the 2007-2008 financial crisis… Show more • Coordinated discussions and managed negotiations on EU legislation and political priorities amongst social democratic Prime Ministers, Ministers, European Commissioners and Members of the European Parliament. Examples include the 2005 revised Lisbon Strategy, 2007 Climate and Energy package.• Chaired meetings of Prime Ministers’ advisers to prepare European Councils. • Chaired meetings of Prime Ministers’ sherpas in preparation of the G20 during the 2007-2008 financial crisis. • Organised regular global policy exchanges with leaders’ offices of UN organisations and the WTO.• Responsible for relations with civil society organisations and think tanks, including consultations on political proposals.• Negotiated and drafted the PES election manifesto for the June 2009 elections.• Drafted speeches and opinion pieces, eg. “Five proposals for sustainable European development” by the PES President and the Prime Ministers of Sweden and Portugal, published front page of Le Monde, 22 March 2005.• Chief writer of “New Social Europe” – dealing with the development of the welfare state and labour rights - by former European Commission President, Jacques Delors, and PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen.• Coordinated a team of 4 policy advisers, 1 assistant, and interns.• Editor of a monthly EU briefing with a readership of over 10,000. Show less

Brussels Area, Belgium

• Co-organised the launch of the first GPF for a fairer globalisation (workshops with over 1000 participants, including leaders of UN organisations, academics, CSOs, politicians, trade unions). • Supported High Level Group on globalisation, including research and drafting.• Co-organised a socialist ministerial coordination in the field of development policy, with the Swedish Minister of Development's cabinet.

London And Brussels

Adviser and lobbyist for companies and trade associations on EU policies and law reforms. Advised companies on the incorporation of global corporate social responsibility standards. Editor of an industry newsletter for the audiovisual sector.

Bar Professional Training

I took specialist courses in financial crime and commercial law.

Certificate In International Human Rights Law And Practice

Graduate Diploma In Law

Distinction

Masters In European Political And Administrative Studies

First Class Honours European History And French With Distinction