Elaine Pratley is the Founder of Peace Inc. and partners with businesses and community groups to transform conflict into growth. A qualified lawyer, she is a Rotary Peace Fellow with a PhD in food and youth peacebuilding and a Masters in International Relations.
Elaine is passionate about facilitating strategic partnerships among government, business, and the NGO sector across the Asia-Pacific. She has served as Co-Chair of the Global Peace Conference and as an advisor to the New Zealand Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade’s aid and development programme.
Having lived in Switzerland, Malaysia, China, Thailand, Australia, and New Zealand, her strength is helping organisations navigate conflict and cultural divides. She represented the New Zealand government as a Crown Prosecutor, negotiated multi-stakeholder partnerships with the UN, managed the international team for Zhong Lun, China’s biggest law firm, and supported not-for-profits in the Asia-Pacific. Despite her 20 years of experience in negotiating peace, she has yet to master the art of negotiating with her children.
