Seema Joshi has over 15 years of professional experience working with areas including international and national law, natural resources, conflict and human rights. Currently, she is the Head of Business and Human Rights at Amnesty International. Before joining Amnesty International, she worked as Legal Advisor at the London-based NGO, Global Witness, for a number of years on corporate accountability and conflict zone related issues. Prior to this, Seema worked for the UN Development Programme in Thailand, where she managed an environmental governance initiative for Asia Pacific that sought to improve access rights for the poor. Seema also worked as a civil litigation lawyer in Canada for a number of years. Seema holds a Master's in International Law from the London School of Economics. She also holds a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts from a Canadian university. In 1999, she was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor to the Law Society of Alberta, Canada.