Ernie Allen OBE

WeProtect Global Alliance Chair

Ernie Allen

Ernie Allen is the Chair of WeProtect Global Alliance.

Ernie Allen is a global expert on public-private partnerships and child protection including the issues of child abduction, human trafficking, child sexual exploitation, and modern slavery.  He frequently speaks to global audiences on these issues and is an advisor to governments, law enforcement, technology companies, NGO’s, and others.

In 2014 he was appointed by then-Prime Minister David Cameron to chair the United Kingdom’s global initiative to combat online child abuse and exploitation.  He continues to chair an expanded WeProtect Global Alliance which today includes nearly 300 members across governments, the private sector, civil society organisations and international organisations. 

Forty years ago the problem of child abduction and victimization was unrecognized.    He led the effort to address the problem in the U.S. and was a founder of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children where he served the organization for more than 28 years first as Chairman and then as President and CEO.  To extend the effort globally he created the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children and served as its President and CEO simultaneously. 

His work has been widely recognized including by four U.S. Presidents, the U.S. Department of Justice; the FBI; the U.S. Secret Service, the Australian Federal Police, Interpol, the British Parliament, and others.  He was called “one of America’s foremost social entrepreneurs” by President  George W. Bush, named “Executive of the Year” by NonProfit Times, and named one of the “Most Influential People in Security”  by Security Magazine.  He received Attorney General Eric Holder’s Award for Meritorious Public Service, the top public service award granted by the U. S. Department of Justice, and was the first male recipient of the prestigious Sandra Day O’Connor Voice for Women Award.  In 2021 he was awarded the title “Officer of the Order of the British Empire” by Queen Elizabeth II.   

Defending the privacy of child sexual abuse victims online, in the EU and worldwide

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