Wendy Weidner

As Research and Policy Project Lead for Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), Wendy leads on ADI’s participation in the STRiDE (Strengthening responses to dementia in developing countries) project in partnership with the London School of Economics and Political Sciences (LSE) Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (CPEC), international university partners, and Alzheimer associations in seven countries in Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Her role also includes being the focal point for ADI's research connections as well as working alongside ADI’s Medical and Scientific Advisory Panel.

Before joining ADI, Wendy was the Business Development Manager for Dementia UK, where she led nationally on developing Admiral Nurse services, working closely with commissioners and other care providers to design new services that provided holistic and family-centered dementia care, while also providing social return on investment. Wendy also headed up a Dementia Pilot Project that looked at the impact of reminiscing with people living with dementia. Wendy studied development economics and previously worked in project and service development and evaluation throughout Africa with the non-profit sector.