Elise Shea is a former Research Assistant who explored the UN accountability mandates in international justice. Elise investigated the value of a centralised investigative support function and how such investigative support would be administered by a dedicated, permanent, and standing entity.

Elise obtained her Master of Public Policy (MPP) degree at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford. Prior to obtaining her MPP, Elise worked for Ground Truth Solutions designing quantitative and qualitative research to collect crisis-affected people’s perceptions of aid and advocating for humanitarian assistance to reform in response to their feedback. This launched her interest in accountability systems, particularly what practices, advocacy methods, and permanent mechanisms can hold those in power accountable to marginalised populations. She is also the founder and director of Conversations Unbound, a non-profit organisation that seeks to empower displaced people as language tutors for college students.