Bridget Burns

Executive Director

Women's Environment and Development Organization

Facilitator

A feminist environmental advocate and Executive Director of WEDO, Bridget leads the organization’s strategy, political positioning, and partnerships to advance gender-just climate solutions. With nearly two decades of experience across multilateral spaces, she has supported women’s leadership in environmental decision-making from UN negotiations to grassroots movements.

Bridget has helped build and scale initiatives including the Women Delegates Fund, the Gender Climate Tracker, and the Gender and Environment Data Alliance (GEDA), strengthening feminist influence in climate governance and making gender-environment data more accessible and actionable. She stewards WEDO’s overall strategy and organizational coherence, guiding the Senior Leadership Team and partnering with the international Board of Directors to ensure the organization advances bold feminist advocacy while remaining sustainable and grounded in care.

Prior to WEDO, Bridget worked with LEAD International, coordinating global environmental leadership networks. She holds a Master’s degree in Gender, Development and Globalization from the London School of Economics.