Helen Billson is a strategic partnerships director with over 15 years of experience developing high-impact collaborations across architecture, urban design, and large-scale cultural and infrastructure initiatives. A trained architect, Helen has held senior roles at leading design firms in New York and Europe, where she specialized in curating multidisciplinary teams and securing major commissions. At NLÉ and Water Cities, she leads international partnerships, fundraising efforts, and institutional engagement—supporting the delivery of innovative, climate-adaptive development models in vulnerable urban and waterfront communities. Her work emphasizes inclusive growth, stakeholder alignment, and long-term implementation strategy.