About US

Our Mission

SportsDiplomacy.Org is an independent organisation that focusses on the diplomacy opportunities provided by sport across the globe.  

All actors in the sports world are involved in sports diplomacy in some form or other. Our mission is to help build an understanding of what sports diplomacy is and the value it brings to those involved. Through research projects and strategy recommendations, we help provide different government and sports industry stakeholders with strategies that allow them to make the most of the opportunities available. 

Staff

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Edward Elliott: Director

Edward is an independent sports diplomacy consultant with a background in foreign policy. He previously helped set up and run the London-based think tank “British Foreign Policy Group” where he also worked with UK Sport, the Premier League, England and Wales Cricket Board, Sky Sports, and other partners on the foundations of a UK Sports Diplomacy Strategy. He also focuses on promoting and supporting women’s sports through his current global role in women’s sports sponsorship at Iberdrola and previous position in the U.S. for the Michigan Taskforce on Women in Sports. He holds a Masters in Public Affairs from the University of Michigan (U.S.), a Bachelors degree from the University of Durham (UK), and a Certificate of Political Studies from Sciences-Po (France).

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Isabella St. Onge: Researcher

Isabella is a wholesale credit risk analyst at Citi.  Previously, she was a Peace Corps volunteer in Ukraine where she worked in community economic development. Her work involved teaching and playing American sports with her community in efforts to build cross-cultural relationships and understanding. Before her work in Ukraine, she double majored in Government and Economics at Dartmouth College where she also was a member of the women’s rowing team. She also holds a Masters in Public Policy from the University of Michigan. 

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Lindsay Keare: Researcher

Lindsay is a current Masters in Public Policy and Business Administration dual degree student at the University of Michigan. She most recently worked on Capitol Hill for Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) in various roles. Prior to that, she attended Dartmouth College where she played club soccer and spent a term as a soccer coach working for Soccer Without Borders in Nicaragua.