Dr Blair is driven by intellectual and global challenges. She is a highly skilled, versatile and adaptable professional with a proven track record of delivering strategic impact and results in complex, uncertain, and volatile contexts. She is a pragmatic problem solver with political acumen and the integrity required to manage complex stakeholder relationships and build networks. As an influential and sought-after international conflict and stabilisation expert, her work sits at the intersection of policy and practice.
She provides integrated conflict analysis, strategy development, strategic planning, and MEL support through facilitating a shared understanding of violent conflict across stakeholders and government departments, working at the civil-military interface, enabling prioritisation of actions and resources. Stephanie is a natural leader with a proven ability to inspire and influence.
Her recent work includes contracts across MEL and strategy for clients including the UK Conflict, Security and Stability Fund (CSSF), the Counter-Terrorism Portfolio Fund (CTPF) and United Nations (UN).