Will is a communications professional hailing from Auckland, New Zealand, currently serving as Head of Communications for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sudan.

Prior to UNDP Will served as WHO’s Communications Officer for the Pacific, covering 21 countries and territories across public health, outbreaks and emergencies and corporate affairs, and as Senior Public Affairs Specialist for the U.S. State Department covering New Zealand and a number of Pacific states.

Before moving to more globally focused work, Will spent five years at MediaWorks/Newshub in a number of roles, departing as Communications Manager/ Spokesperson for News & Current Affairs and Corporate Affairs.

Will has been a journalist, a photographer, and represented a range of multi-national organizations, NGOs, major events and startups in a communications capacity - and volunteered with the New Zealand Red Cross refugee resettlement and disaster recovery programmes.

He holds a Masters of International Relations from the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies, executive qualifications in crisis management from the Harvard Kennedy School, and communications and politics degrees from New Zealand universities. He is a member of the Asia New Zealand Foundation’s Leadership Network, and CSIS Pacific Forum’s Young Leaders Program.

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