Nick Allardice is a multi-time CEO, founder, investor and advisor specialised at scaling the teams and technology necessary for creating ambitious solutions to global issues.

Nick is currently President and CEO of GiveDirectly, which uses technology to send cash directly to people living in poverty, and has variously been named amongst the most audacious (Inc), innovative (FastCompany) and fastest growing (Forbes) organizations in the world. GiveDirectly has delivered $800m in cash transfers to people living in extreme poverty, and has been a major player in doing the academic research that has established unconditional cash transfers as one of the most impactful, efficient and scalable interventions that exists in the fight to end extreme poverty.

Nick was previously CEO of Change.org, the technology platform for civic action and grassroots organizing used by 500m+ people globally. In his 10+ years there across multiple roles he built the technology and user experience of the site, grew their global footprint to 20 countries, and helped established Change.org as the largest non-profit owned technology company for social impact in the world.

Nick co-founded the fundraising and awareness campaign Live Below the Line, and has been an advisor or board member for groups including MakePovertyHistory, the Horizon Institute for Public Service, OzGreen, and PL+US. Nick is a World Economic Forum ‘Young Global Leader’.