Tessa Vincent
Capacity Building Manager - ICCN
Tessa is the Capacity Building Manager for the International Climate Councils Network (ICCN)
Tessa is the Capacity Building Manager for the International Climate Councils Network (ICCN), which is a forum to facilitate collaboration between 25 expert-led national advisory bodies on climate policy. Tessa is responsible for facilitating knowledge-exchange and strengthening capacity among climate councils – from Costa Rica, to South Africa, to the United Kingdom. With her background in network building at the Race to Zero campaign, Tessa is well-placed to support mitigation and adaptation working groups within the ICCN. Tessa will also support the growth of the network, with a focus on the Asia-Pacific region.
Tessa has a Law and Politics background and has worked for Judges, Members of Parliament and a Minister in Aotearoa, New Zealand. She has experience in the NGO sector enhancing climate philanthropy and setting up national coalitions to improve food security and tackle food waste.
Tessa moved to the United Kingdom in 2022 to study a Masters of Public Policy at the University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government.
Outside of work, she’s a keen runner, hiker and loves music and coffee outings!
Tessa is the Capacity Building Manager for the International Climate Councils Network (ICCN), which is a forum to facilitate collaboration between 25 expert-led national advisory bodies on climate policy. Tessa is responsible for facilitating knowledge-exchange and strengthening capacity among climate councils – from Costa Rica, to South Africa, to the United Kingdom. With her background in network building at the Race to Zero campaign, Tessa is well-placed to support mitigation and adaptation working groups within the ICCN. Tessa will also support the growth of the network, with a focus on the Asia-Pacific region.
Tessa has a Law and Politics background and has worked for Judges, Members of Parliament and a Minister in Aotearoa, New Zealand. She has experience in the NGO sector enhancing climate philanthropy and setting up national coalitions to improve food security and tackle food waste.
Tessa moved to the United Kingdom in 2022 to study a Masters of Public Policy at the University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government.
Outside of work, she’s a keen runner, hiker and loves music and coffee outings!