World-renowned expert on nuclear weapons policy, Dr Emma Belcher is the President of Ploughshares. In leading the largest foundation singularly focused on reducing the threat of nuclear weapons, Dr Belcher is an authority on the nuclear threat and the nuances of nuclear weapons policy. Although she’s spent the past 13 years working for foundations, her experience extends beyond philanthropy. She began her career as a Public Affairs Officer at the Australian Embassy in Washington, DC; served as a national security and international affairs advisor in Australia’s Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; and held multiple fellowships at prestigious organizations, including the Council on Foreign Relations and Harvard University’s Belfer Center during and after earning her doctorate from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. Her 2019 TED Talk addresses the importance of confronting, humanizing and ultimately solving the existential threat of nuclear weapons.