Tatiana Der Avedissian is head of business development for Economist Impact’s World Ocean Initiative and sits on The Economist Group’s sustainability steering committee. Outside of work she advises other organisations with their strategic communication and business needs, including Alkionides UK, where she is co-president, and the Armenian Institute, where she is chair of the board of trustees. Der Avedissian is co-founder of The Armenia Project, co-president of the Harvard Kennedy School Women’s Network and board member of the UK-Cyprus Enterprise Council. She was recently appointed adviser and climate-justice co-ordinator for the 2024 meeting of the W7, a women’s rights and gender equality engagement group within the G7, in Italy.