Bekki is the ELN’s Deputy Executive Director, having joined in September 2025. She was most recently Acting Director of Programmes at The Elders: responsible for delivery of The Elders’ programmes and cross-cutting commitments that aim to reduce global existential risks.
Other previous roles include Principal Programme Advisor at The Elders, and Head of Pandemic Preparedness at the UK’s Department for Health and Social Care.
Bekki spent a decade in the UK diplomatic service, and was posted to the UK’s Representation to the European Union and the UK Delegation to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation (OSCE). Bekki represented the UK government at a series of multilateral conferences, including the 2010 Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference, IAEA General Assemblies (2010-2012) and OSCE Ministerial Councils (2014-2017).
Bekki’s policy interests and expertise at the global level include multilateralism, arms control, health security and gender equality. She has authored several articles and blogs, and was a Senior Associate Fellow at the ELN between 2020 and 2025.
Bekki holds a degree in history and politics from the University of York.
