Jacob Lloyd

Chief Executive @Animal Welfare Investigations Project

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Lead investigations into organised and deliberate animal crimes.• Manage the strategic planning and implementation of our mission, ensuring our investigations align with Strategic and Operational Priorities.• Built AWIP from the ground up into a financially sustainable intelligence-led nonprofit, funded almost entirely by recurring membership income. Raised over £1m+ using digital-only fundraising methods.• Oversee global investigative operations, with a specific focus on transnational dog fighting, the dog meat trade, and wildlife crime.• Direct a network of contracted investigators in developing intelligence-led case enquiry pipelines, managing confidential human intelligence sources, and coordinating surveillance and field operations.• Deliver specialist training to law enforcement in gathering intelligence for animal crimes cases.• Scale AWIP’s membership and income through aggressive digital growth strategies, while keeping the organisation lean, independent, and field-focused.• Represent AWIP with senior stakeholders, from judicial officials to international NGOs, while protecting the anonymity and safety of field investigators.• Drive high-impact cases that lead to arrests, legislative change, and long-term disruption of animal crimes.

University of Missouri-Columbia

Level 2: Advanced Animal Cruelty Investigator