Annisah Smith

Annisah Smith is a Research and Advocacy Manager at Stewardship Asia Centre (SAC), where she helps lead and develop sustainability-related engagements and content. With a background in environmental policy and sustainable agriculture, she brings experience in conducting sustainable development research, preparing due diligence and policy analyses, and building public-private partnerships.

Prior to joining SAC, Annisah was based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as a Fulbright Research Scholar, where she examined the inextricable challenges linked to sustainable and equitable palm oil development in Southeast Asia and Latin America. Her research interests have further explored the nexus between environmental governance and private sector engagement, and has enabled her to work and live in the U.S., Costa Rica, Indonesia, and now Singapore.

Annisah is a graduate of American University’s School of International Service, where she pursued a B.A. in International Relations and an M.A. in Global Environmental Policy