Ruby Lawlor

Ruby Lawlor is the Executive Director of Youth RISE, where she has been active since 2020, first as International Communications and Advocacy Officer and, since May 2022, as Executive Director. She is an experienced advocate for drug policy reform and harm reduction, working from grassroots organising to high-level international advocacy, through an intersectional lens. Her expertise is in meaningful youth engagement in decision making processes in this field, from designing, implementing and evaluating harm reduction services that meet young people who use drugs needs, to ensuring young people's voices are not only heard but integrated into policies that impact them.