Anita Marian Erskine

Vered Marian Anita Erskine, MCM, is a global strategic communications executive, senior advisor and stakeholder engagement specialist with
more than 20 years of international experience spanning executive communications, development communications, external relations, institutional
positioning, leadership advisory, public affairs, stakeholder engagement and high-level international convening.

She is Founder and Executive Director of Erskine Global Communications, an international strategic communications and advisory firm serving
governments, multilateral and development institutions, development finance institutions, multinational corporations and senior executives. Her
work focuses on strengthening institutional positioning, executive influence, stakeholder trust and communications around complex economic,
development, technology, sustainability and public-policy priorities.

Erskine’s institutional portfolio includes the World Bank Group, European Union, United Nations system, African Union institutions, UNFCCC,
UNDRR, AfCFTA Secretariat, ECOWAS institutions, Afreximbank, AGRA and FCDO, alongside governments and multinational organizations
including MTN Group and Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company (ECCBC). She currently serves as a Short-Term Consultant with the World
Bank Group, supporting strategic communications, stakeholder engagement and high-level dialogue across institutional priorities.

Operating across 40+ countries and five continents, Erskine has led and facilitated more than 700 high-level conferences, executive forums, policy
dialogues and international convenings, engaging Heads of State and Government, ministers, policymakers, CEOs and C-suite executives,
investors, development leaders, entrepreneurs and technical experts. Her work operates at the intersection of international development, public
policy, business and executive leadership, translating complex priorities into strategic narratives, productive dialogue and stakeholder alignment.
Her areas of expertise include strategic and development communications, executive communications, stakeholder engagement, external relations,
partnerships, institutional messaging, leadership communications, programme direction, high-level facilitation, knowledge translation and impact
storytelling. Her sector experience spans job creation and economic development, trade and investment, entrepreneurship, private-sector
development, technology and artificial intelligence, climate and sustainability, agriculture and food systems, global health, education, women’s
economic empowerment and youth development.

A recognized authority in international convening, Erskine is regularly entrusted to design, lead and facilitate conversations where policy, business,
investment, innovation and development intersect. Her work extends beyond moderation to programme direction, executive preparation, strategic
framing and stakeholder engagement—helping institutions transform complex agendas into clear, accessible and consequential dialogue.
She is also an executive communications and leadership development specialist, advising and training founders, C-suite executives, entrepreneurs
and public-sector leaders in executive presence, strategic messaging, leadership positioning, storytelling and high-stakes communications.
Erskine’s foundation in international television and radio broadcasting established her expertise in audience engagement, narrative strategy and
public communication. She subsequently created and executive produced Anita Erskine’s Sheroes, a women’s leadership and empowerment
platform with a cumulative global broadcast and digital audience exceeding 15 million, before expanding her work further into strategic advisory,
institutional communications and international development.