Michael Sheldrick

Michael Sheldrick specializes in policy entrepreneurship, focusing on driving systemic solutions for social issues such as climate resilience, AI and economic development through policy change. His work emphasizes the role of innovative ventures across the intersection of policy and entrepreneurship in addressing global challenges. As a Co-Founder and Chief Policy, Impact, and Government Affairs Officer of Global Citizen, he bridges grassroots movements, government action, and private sector initiatives, creating scalable change on a global scale.

With a career that spans the world of pop and policy, Michael has worked with an impressive roster of international artists such as Beyoncé, Coldplay, Idris and Sabrina Elba, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Priyanka Chopra, Rihanna and Usher, as well as prominent political leaders including Brazilian President Lula da Silva, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley, former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and former Australian Prime Ministers Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd.