Ryan Gawn is Director of The LEGO Foundation, where he leads a global advocacy portfolio engaging and influencing global institutions and national governments. He is also Co-Founder of Stratagem International, an international public affairs consultancy working exclusively in emerging markets. He has previously held senior leadership roles with Penn Schoen & Berland, ActionAid International, and was finalist for the Gold Standard Award in Political Communications (2010) for award-winning campaigning on behalf of Save the Children UK.