Leisa Perch

Leisa Perch is the CEO and Founder of SAEDI Consulting Barbados Inc. She established SAEDI Consulting as part of her commitment to bridging and ultimately eliminating the persistent policy, programming and financing gaps between social and environmental policy. An International Development Expert with more than 20 years of experience in climate change, poverty reduction, livelihoods, gender equality policy, inclusive green growth, inclusive green economy, research and gender mainstreaming (in various regional settings including post-disaster and emergencies). Leisa has a proven track record of enabling purposeful dialogue & debate, coalition-building to deliver new ideas, promoting concepts of change and delivering transformation in developing and emerging economies. Well published, she has worked across the globe, from Latin America to Africa (South and West) and more recently in Asia. She has worked on Caribbean SIDS issues for most of her career. She is keen to expand the space for indigenous feminist voices in the Caribbean.