Iona Neilson is the Head of Climate Action at SailGP, leading on the decarbonization of the championship including carbon, CDP, ISO20121 reporting and much more.
Iona studied Geography at the University of Plymouth with a Certificate of Industrial Placement, recognising her year in the industry with McDonald’s UK and Costa Coffee in their respective Sustainability/Energy and Environment teams to help drive their corporate and operational sustainability ambitions.
Upon graduating, she worked for a small sustainability consultancy on sustainability communications/strategy/reporting and ISO 14001 Management Systems with large corporate clients. Before joining SailGP in June 2024, Iona led on environmental management, operations, compliance (ISO 20121) and the organisation’s Net Zero Carbon strategy at Formula E.
