Alli Alford

Associate Director, Operations & Strategic Initiatives
One Mind Accelerator

Alli is Associate Director, Operations & Strategic Initiatives for the One Mind Accelerator, overseeing program operations and driving organizational priorities. A strategic innovation leader with expertise in neuroscience, mental health systems, and life sciences R&D, she previously led the UK Government's £190M+ Mental Health Goals Programme, building cross-sector partnerships to advance therapeutics, diagnostics, and care models. Earlier, she worked in drug discovery at AbbVie, delivered 80+ medical education projects for Pfizer and Sandoz at Synergy Medical Communications, and managed life sciences funding programmes at the UK's Office for Life Sciences, helping catalyze £920M+ in industry investment.