Emma Belcher

Emma Belcher is an accomplished leader in the fields of foreign policy, nuclear security, and philanthropy.

Currently the President of Ploughshares Fund, she is dedicated to mitigating the risk of nuclear weapons globally.

Her expertise was honed during her tenure at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, where she led the Nuclear Challenges grantmaking program.

Emma's academic background includes a PhD and a Master's Degree in International Relations and Security Studies from The Fletcher School at Tufts University.

She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Melbourne and a Diploma in Modern Languages with a focus on Arabic.

Emma Belcher's professional journey includes advisory roles in national security and international affairs at the Australian Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

She has been a Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and a Research Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.

A two-time TED speaker, Emma advocates for addressing the existential threat posed by nuclear weapons through humanization and resolution.