Lee-Ann Perkins is a highly accomplished senior operations director and sustainability professional with over three decades of leadership experience, including a distinguished 24-year career in the U.S. Air Force, where she honed her expertise in strategy, performance improvement, and navigating complex challenges. Currently serving as Venture Support Director at Sustainable Ventures, Lee-Ann played a pivotal role in supporting over 500 cleantech start-ups and managing high-profile programmes like the UK Shared Prosperity-funded Better Futures initiative, demonstrating her ability to drive impactful outcomes in the sustainability sector through her leadership of numerous government and private sector-funded business support programmes.